Shaurya Malwa

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.

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Markets

Crypto Bettors Lay 17% Odds on Donald Trump in Jail Before Election Day

Gamblers have placed almost $900,000 in bets on the “Trump in jail before election day?” market on the predictions application Polymarket.

(Shaleah Craighead/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

As Random Celebs Like Caitlyn Jenner Embrace Solana Meme Coins, Early Hoarders Fare Best

A recent slew of tokens issued on Pump Fun by fairly well-known and local celebrities has gotten the crypto community divided on their purpose.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Traders Warn of Pullback as U.S. Inflation Data Looms; Dogecoin Leads Majors Slide

Crypto markets are expected to remain shaky ahead of Friday’s U.S. inflation report, one trading desk said.

A bear waving. (Hans-Jurgen Mager/Unsplash)

Markets

BlackRock Amends Ethereum ETF Application; Bloomberg’s Balchunas Sees ETF Going Live By June

A 'Seed Capital Investor' has purchased 400,000 shares of the proposed filing, BlackRock revealed in its document.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC Consolidates Around $68K as IBIT Overtakes GBTC

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 29, 2024.

BTC price, FMA May 29 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Prices Ease as SHIB Drives Gains in Meme Tokens

A rally in meme tokens such as dogecoin and shiba inu is primarily driven by Asian traders in response to bullish sentiment around ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one trader said.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

Markets

BlackRock Takes the Crown for the Largest Spot Bitcoin ETF From Grayscale

Inflows to IBIT have picked up recently after a dismal few weeks at the end of April. BlackRock now holds the ETF in one of its major funds.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Dogecoin, Floki, Dogwifhat Start to Surge as GameStop Jumps 19% in Pre-Market

Dog-themed tokens tend to move after rallies in video game retailer Gamestop, a so-called “meme stock.”

(Dogecoin)

Tech

Solana Validators to Get More SOL as Fee Proposal Passes in Favor

Over 77% of Solana governance participants voted in favor of giving validators the full priority fee amount per transaction.

(Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Markets

Mt.Gox Transfers $9B Bitcoin to Single Address as Part of Repayment Plans

Nearly 107,000 bitcoin have been moved since early Asian hours on Tuesday, with bitcoin shedding 1.2% on expectations of selling pressure.

Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)