Shaurya Malwa

Deputy Manager Editor, Data & Tokens

Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.

Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, SNX, RUNE, FTM, ZIL, KSM, ENJ, CKB, JOE, GHST, PERP, BTRFLY, OHM, BANANA, ROME, BURGER, SPIRIT, and ORCA.

He provides over $1,000 to liquidity pools on Compound, Curve, SushiSwap, PancakeSwap, BurgerSwap, Orca, AnySwap, SpiritSwap, Rook Protocol, Yearn Finance, Synthetix, Harvest, Redacted Cartel, OlympusDAO, Rome, Trader Joe, and SUN.

Latest from Shaurya Malwa

Tech

Decentralized Exchange THORSwap to Support Cross-Chain Swaps for Over 4,300 Ethereum-Based Tokens

Starting Thursday, users are able to swap supported ERC-20 tokens across eight blockchains in a single transaction.

Aug 25, 2022

THORSwap has extended its product offering. (Akinori UEMURA/Unsplash)

Finance

Reddit Starts Airdrop of Polygon-Based 'Collectible Avatars'

Avatars from the four collections are available for listing and trading on OpenSea.

Aug 25, 2022

Reddit has submitted a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.” (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bear Market? Taxes? Crypto’s Allure in India Grows, KuCoin Survey Finds; Bitcoin Continues Holding Pattern Over $21K

A study by crypto exchange KuCoin found that 15% of the country’s population aged 18-60 held or had traded crypto in the past six months; ether trades sideways.

Aug 25, 2022

India (Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images)

Tech

Tron Consumes 99.9% Less Power Than Bitcoin and Ethereum, Crypto Researcher Says

The network consumed power equivalent to 15 U.S. households in a year, the report said.

Aug 24, 2022

Markets

Crypto Markets Stabilize After Steep Weekly Declines, Traders Show Near-Term Bearish Bias

Bitcoin could slide to “summer lows near $18,700,” one trader said.

Aug 23, 2022

Tech

Hackers Lose 5 Ether While Trying to Attack Near Protocol’s Rainbow Bridge

Automated security processes caused the attackers to lose money while trying to submit a fabricated transaction on the Rainbow bridge.

Aug 23, 2022

Attackers trying to exploit Near Protocol’s Rainbow bridge lost some 5 ether after automated security processes kicked in. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

LooksRare Fork Sudorare Rugs for $800K Despite Crypto Twitter Warnings

Developers behind the project deleted Sudorare’s social media channels and its website on Tuesday morning.

Aug 23, 2022

Markets

First Mover Asia: Crypto Sell-Off Due to Fed Hawkishness, Possible Jump Dump of ETH, Says QCP Capital; Cryptos Decline Slightly in Monday Trading

Crypto asset trading firm QCP Capital will be eyeing remarks later this week by U.S. central bank Chair Jerome Powell for their potential effect on digital asset markets.

Aug 22, 2022

Hawkish remarks by a Fed official sent bitcoin falling.(Getty Images/Tim Chapman)

Tech

Popular Uniswap Frontend Blocks Over 250 Crypto Addresses Related to DeFi Crimes

The move comes shortly after the U.S. government placed sanctions on privacy mixer Tornado Cash, prompting other DeFi developers to take protective measures.

Aug 22, 2022

Tech

Ronin Hackers Converted Some Stolen Ether to Bitcoin: SlowMist Researcher

The exploiters converted their ill-gotten gains initially to ether and then to bitcoin before using sanctioned mixers to mask their identities.

Aug 22, 2022

A researcher at security firm SlowMist said the attackers behind the Ronin bridge exploit converted part of their stolen funds from ether to bitcoin. (Utagawa Kunisada and Sadahide/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)