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

SHIB to Get More Scarce as Key Exchange Expands to Shibarium

Increased transactions on the Shibarium blockchain will lead to a higher burn rate for the SHIB token, reducing its circulating supply.

(Christal Yuen/Unsplash)

Markets

CME Looks to Take On Binance and Coinbase, Could Launch Spot Bitcoin Trading: Report

The CME is already the top bitcoin futures exchange by open interest, while the offshore, non-regulated Binance dominates the spot market.

A pedestrian passes a sign outside the building which houses the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Hovers at $62K While Pepe Hits Record High as GameStop Extends Rally

Dog-themed floki (FLOKI) zoomed 12%, the highest among the top 50 tokens by market capitalization, while pepe (PEPE) jumped 5% to a new lifetime peak.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Sonne Finance Token Drops 60% After $20M Exploit on Optimism

Attackers stole ether, velo and stablecoins before developers mitigated the hack and paused operations. Sonne’s markets on the Base blockchain were not affected.

Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Bitcoin DeFi Tool Alex Lab Loses $4.3M in Hack, Offers 10% Bounty for Stolen Funds

The ALEX team proposed a 10% bounty on the total stolen funds in exchange for the return of 90% of assets.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Markets

GameStop Rally Sends Meme Coins Skywards; PEPE, FLOKI, MOG Surge

“Roaring Kitty is living proof that retail can mog (outperform) institutions at the highest level,” one meme coin developer said.

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

News Analysis

Bitcoin Runes Protocol Sees Traction Waning After Much-Hyped Introduction

User activity has plunged after a hyped run-up to the introduction of the Runes protocol, which was expected by some to mirror Solana’s meme coin ecosystem.

Leonidas's DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON token secured a coveted satoshi during the fourth Bitcoin halving. (DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON)

Markets

Solana Meme Coins, GameStop Stock Rocket as 'Roaring Kitty' Returns on X

In addition to common stocks, opportunistic crypto developers issued scores of meme coins on various blockchains to capitalize on the hype.

GameStop sign on GameStop at 6th Avenue on March 23, 2021 in New York. (John Smith/VIEWpress)

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Markets

Bitcoin Below $60K Could Trigger 'Panic' Selling, Crypto Analyst Says

One trader said recent declines are likely related to miners' asset sell-offs and fears of tighter regulation of cryptocurrencies.

Panic. (Andrey Metelev/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Surge to $120K on 'Doomsday Rally,' Trader Says

Geopolitical factors could see investors allocate funds to alternative assets such as bitcoin, some analysts say.

Bitcoin could hit a new record high in two months. (Kurt Cotoaga/Unsplash)