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

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Wanted to Close Alameda in 2022, Unpublished Posts Show

He had hoped to continue Alameda Research as an investment firm and infrastructure developer, but claimed in the posts that Alameda wouldn’t actively trade.

Oct 11, 2023

Policy

Grocery Chain Trader Joe’s Sues Unaffiliated Crypto Project That’s Using Its Name; JOE Token Sinks

The grocer alleged the Trader Joe decentralized exchange chose a similar name to benefit from the former’s popularity.

Oct 10, 2023

Trader Joe is making changes to its tokenomics. (Trader Joe)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Fall as Market Braces for Spread of Israeli-Hamas War

Three traders had different opinions of where the market could be headed, but mostly seemed to agree on a short-term drop given the global uncertainties.

Oct 10, 2023

Tech

Bankman-Fried's FTX Could Have Lost Over $1B Due to Lax Security Practices: Report

Attackers were able to steal nearly $400 million worth of various tokens after FTX was hacked in November 2022. But it could have been worse.

Oct 10, 2023

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Hovers Over $27.5K, Crypto Bulls Face $100M Liquidations as Altcoins Drop

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East impacted prices of riskier assets, such as bitcoin, on Monday.

Oct 10, 2023

Markets

Upbit Deflected 879 Hacking Attempts per Day in First Half of the Year

The exchange is immensely popular in the country and is known for attracting speculative rallies.

Oct 9, 2023

South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Markets

Ether Slides as Ethereum Foundation Swaps $2.7M ETH on Uniswap

The Foundation periodically sells tokens to cover costs, creating a temporary sell-off event in markets.

Oct 9, 2023

Ether slid as Ethereum Foundation sold $2.7 million ether. (Pezibear/Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto Markets Slump 2% Following Hamas Attack on Israel

Bitcoin flirted with a two-month high over the weekend before beginning to pull back early Monday.

Oct 9, 2023

Tech

Avalanche Social App Stars Arena Drained of $3M in AVAX After Hack

The newest viral application launched nearly a week ago and quickly gained a cult following.

Oct 7, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin at 'Risk of Falling,' Ether ETFs Lackluster Performance Dismays Traders

Data shows that broader crypto markets lost just under 1% in the past 24 hours.

Oct 6, 2023