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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Bitcoin futures trading is now five times bigger than spot on Binance

The futures-to-spot ratio has climbed to 5.1, reflecting a structural shift in how the market trades.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

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Asia’s biggest bitcoin buyer now wants to build the BTC ecosystem

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet is expanding beyond holding BTC into funding, incubating, and granting to companies building bitcoin financial infrastructure.

Aerial view of Tokyo (Jaison Lin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Across's acx rockets 80%, massively beating bitcoin, on plans to dump its DAO structure

The bridging protocol's team wants to exchange ACX tokens for equity in a new U.S. C-corp or buy holders out at a 25% premium, in what would be one of the first major reversals from token to traditional corporate structure.

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Tech

Crypto code commits fall 75% as developers move to AI projects

Developers are shifting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure as blockchain ecosystems lose contributors across major networks, from Ethereum to Solana.

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XRP steadies near $1.38 as Bollinger squeeze hints at breakout

The U.S. Consumer Price Index release tends to influence Federal Reserve policy expectations and risk appetite.

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Bitcoin slips below $69,500 as tanker attacks send oil back above $100

Brent crude surged 10% after attacks on two oil tankers in Iraqi waters, with the prompt spread hitting levels not seen in years and MSCI Asia Pacific stocks falling 1.8%.

North Sea oil rig.

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Ripple to acquire Australian financial services license as APAC payments volume doubles

The company plans to obtain the license through the acquisition of BC Payments Australia, expanding its regulated footprint to over 75 licenses worldwide.

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Bitcoin steady above $70,000 as IEA proposes largest-ever oil reserve release

The largest cryptocurrency gained 7% from Monday's lows as energy price fears eased, with Asian equities rising 1.8% and Brent crude dropping below $90 for the first time since the war began.

Shipping vessel at sea (Getty Images/Unsplash+/Modified by CoinDesk)

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XRP Ledger transactions jump to 2.7M as price stays rangebound

Traders are watching whether support near $1.34 holds after repeated rejection near $1.44.

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Elon Musk announces X Money launch date for April

The payments app offers 6% yield on balances and peer-to-peer transfers inside X, competing directly with the same demand stablecoin products are targeting. No mention of dogecoin or any crypto functionality was included.

Elon Musk (jurvetson /CC BY 2.0./Modified by CoinDesk)