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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Markets

Bitcoin back above $61,000 after rout leads to $1.6 billion liquidations

Bitcoin fell as low as $59,227 overnight before recovering, steadying after Friday's strong jobs report set off a selloff that sank the Nasdaq 100 about 5% and rattled stocks, bonds and crypto together.

Bitcoin saw a small weekend bounce. (Sally Anscombe/Getty Images)

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Cardano social activity surges as ADA falls under 20 cents to four-year lows

Santiment data show active addresses at a four-month high and social dominance near a 2026 peak after Charles Hoskinson warned of a "wave of failures" in the ecosystem.

(CoinDesk)

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Memecoins dogecoin, shiba inu dive 9% as bitcoin nears $60,000

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu led losses among major tokens as heavy volume and liquidations overwhelmed support levels, extending a broader risk-off move across crypto markets.

Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired the SHIB memecoin. (Getty Images)

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XRP falls toward $1.10 as liquidation-driven selloff pushes token to multi-month lows

XRP lost another 5% after a high-volume breakdown overwhelmed support near $1.20, leaving traders focused on whether the latest washout marks capitulation or the start of a deeper slide.

(CoinDesk)

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Bearish zcash bets hit record high as privacy token's price crashes

Liquidations were small relative to the size of the decline, pointing to spot selling rather than a leverage cascade, while open interest in ZEC futures climbed to a record high in token terms as traders crowded into the slide from the short side.

A computer screen with code. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Tech

Live updates: bitcoin tumbles to $60,000 as blowout jobs data, Zcash bug keeps pressure on crypto

Zcash plummeted 40% after Shielded Labs revealed a major bug that went undetected for 4 years.

Bitcoin down

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U.S. bitcoin, ether ETFs end record multibillion outflow streak

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in a net $3.05 million on Thursday, capping 13 straight sessions of outflows totaling roughly $4.4 billion. Ether ETFs ended a 17-day outflow streak.

Pile of cash. (Emilio Takas/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin in danger of dropping to $60,000, with Zcash bulls turning their backs on ZEC

AI bets are recording rapid profit-taking as Broadcom as outlook for AI-chip sales fell short of high expectations, driving down crypto markets.

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin plunges to near $62,000 as the AI trade unwinds, HYPE falls 14%

Broadcom's disappointing AI chip outlook pulled the Nasdaq lower for a third session, dragged Asian equities down with it, and took crypto along for the ride.

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