Shaurya Malwa

Shaurya is a Senior Ecosystems Analyst driving CoinDesk's market-leading coverage on tokens, data and insights, with a deep focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.

Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, DOGE, TOSHI, MOG and CAT.

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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Bitcoin Drops Below $107K, XRP, ADA Down 17% on Week as Traders Await Risk-Taking Mode

The tone in risk markets soured again overnight as traders rotated back to stablecoins, avoiding bitcoin and smaller tokens ahead of key Federal Reserve and geopolitical catalysts.

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XRP Near Exhaustion Zone After 34% Holder Drawdown. Could Macro Easing Pump Demand?

Traders are watching the $2.31–$2.35 support zone and $2.47 resistance for signs of market direction.

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Ripple Said to Lead $1B Fundraise to Bulk Up XRP Holdings Amid Fragile Market

The new XRP-focused DAT would mirror the structures used by listed accumulators like Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. and Japan’s Metaplanet, both of which have seen their shares slide amid broader risk aversion.

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WazirX Set to Restart Within 10 Days, Victims to Receive Crypto and ‘Recovery Tokens’

With the ACRA submission complete, the exchange enters the implementation phase, or a period during which users will receive distributions and Recovery Tokens (RTs) under the scheme.

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)

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Bitcoin Holds Near $111K as Traders Weigh China Retaliation, Risk Appetite Cools

Analysts note that Bitcoin’s correlation with gold is at a multi-year high of 0.9, reinforcing the “digital gold” narrative as both assets move in tandem during geopolitical shocks.

Bull vs bear (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Ripple, Immunefi Launch $200K Bug Hunt for XRPL’s New Institutional Lending Protocol

Researchers will focus on vulnerabilities that could threaten fund safety or protocol solvency.

(Clint Patterson/Unsplash/modified by CoinDesk)

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DOGE Trading Desk Flows Hint Bottoming. Watch $0.214 Flip for Momentum Trigger

DOGE followed the broader market liquidation triggered by renewed U.S.–China tariff rhetoric, sliding 5% from $0.21 highs to settle at $0.20. President Trump’s proposed 100% tariff plan erased roughly $19B in crypto market value, sparking forced liquidations across majors.

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XRP Buildout Near $2.40 Could Precede Sharp Relief Rally if Whales Ease Pressure

Futures open interest collapsed 50% to $4.22B, signaling forced deleveraging as market makers cut risk exposure amid ongoing macro and regulatory uncertainty.

(CoinDesk Data)

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Volatility Shares Files for 5x Leveraged Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP ETFs

If approved, these would become some of the most extreme crypto-linked instruments available to U.S. investors.

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Ripple Expands Custody Network to Africa Following RLUSD Rollout

Earlier this year, the firm announced a collaboration with Chipper Cash to power crypto-enabled payments and confirmed that its USD-backed stablecoin, RLUSD, would roll out in African markets.

Globe showing Africa (James Wiseman/Unsplash)