Shaurya Malwa

Deputy Managing 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

IOTA’s ShimmerEVM Bolsters Onboards Cross-Chain Capabilities With LayerZero's Technology

The Shimmer bridge, a tool that transfers value between different blockchains that connect to LayerZero, starts operating today.

Dec 27, 2023

Markets

BONK Falls 13% as Solana Ecosystem Sees Profit Taking After Memecoin Frenzy

Solana ecosystem tokens have surged several multiples in the past month. Traders could now be taking profits to rotate funds into newer plays.

Dec 27, 2023

Markets

Long Crypto Traders See $190M in Losses as Bitcoin Retreats After Apparent Mt.Gox Repayments

Some $45 million stemmed from altcoin futures in an unusual move – with bitcoin accounting for a relatively lesser $36 million in liquidations.

Dec 27, 2023

Tech

Metis Surges 50% as Ecosystem Projects Eye $360M in Grant Rewards

Some liquidity pools built on the Metis network are offering as much as 200% in annualized fee rewards to users.

Dec 26, 2023

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

Finance

Mt. Gox Appears to Have Started PayPal Repayments Tied to 2014 Bitcoin Hack

Payments through bank accounts are still awaited.

Dec 26, 2023

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

Tech

Telcoin Suffers Apparent $1.2M Exploit Related to Wallet Implementation on Polygon; TEL Drops 40%

Affected user balances will be restored as no private keys were stolen in the exploit, the developers said.

Dec 26, 2023

Markets

Solana Nears $100 as Meme Coin Frenzy Continues to Drive Rally

Value locked on Solana applications grew in tandem, rising to $1.3 billion worth of tokens from the $400 million mark in November to reach levels previously seen in July 2022.

Dec 22, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Climbs Near $44K as U.S. Stocks Nurse Biggest 3-Month Loss

Overall crypto market capitalization crossed the $1.7 trillion mark on Wednesday for the first time since May 2022.

Dec 21, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Could Reach $160K in 2024 on the Back of Halving, Spot ETF Hype: Analysts

Bitcoin has historically rallied after its halving event – which automatically decreases the supply of new coins in the open market – and traders are likely pricing in the event that’s next scheduled for April 2024.

Dec 20, 2023

Markets

Trader Turns $450 into $2M Betting on Avalanche Meme Coin Coq Inu

A pittance punted on COQ shortly after its issuance has yielded a massive return for one on-chain trader.

Dec 20, 2023