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 rises toward $64,000 as Coldcard exploit, Strategy sales recede. ADA advances

Bitcoin advanced as the market settled down following the weekend’s hack of Coldcard wallets and sales by Strategy even as sentiment remained in “extreme fear.”

Chart of bitcoin price over the past 24 hours

Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin stuck in tight range as risk assets soar on Iran deal hopes

Japan may have spent as much as $36.6 billion buying yen in the first joint US-Japan action to support the currency since 1998. Bitget Wallet’s Alvin Kan says it can slow a disorderly slide without reversing the broader trend.

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Bhutan's GMC puts part of its bitcoin treasury to work after 10,000 BTC pledge

The planned Gelephu Mindfulness City says 3iQ will run part of its bitcoin treasury on a market-neutral basis, a shift from holding the coins as a long-term national asset.

Buddha point, Thimphu, Bhutan (Passang Tobgay/Unsplash)

Markets

XRP holders can now borrow RLUSD on Ethereum through $280 million lending pool

XRP holders can now borrow RLUSD against their coins on Ethereum without selling, through a $280 million vault that had never accepted an XRP-linked asset before.

A wad of dollar bills changes hands (Shutterstock)

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Tech

A new Solana proposal aims to ramp up daily SOL Burns from $47,000 to $650,000

SGP-0003 bundles a fee overhaul with a doubling of the disinflation rate. It needs 40 million more SOL of validator support in two weeks to reach a vote.

Solana sign (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin nears $64,000 as traders look past Strategy's BTC sales and Coldcard sweeps

Every major token except ether is green on the week, with BTC up 1.9% over 24 hours and Asian equities selling off on AI-trade jitters.

Bitcoin nears $64,000 as traders look past the fourth Coldcard sweep. (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Bitcoin, ether decline as Coldcard exploit enters a fifth day

Nevertheless, the drop in crypto prices seems restrained given the magnitude of losses in the wallet hack and the erosion of confidence in cold storage.

Bitcoin price chart

Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin flirts with $64,000 as stocks start strong in August

ARP Digital’s Yusuf Fakhro said bitcoin’s weakness reflects stalled participation more than forced selling, with ETF flows turning negative, CME open interest back at 2023 levels and Strategy idle for a fifth straight week.

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Tech

Coldcard wallet losses may near $114 million as possible fourth sweep emerges

The pending transactions signal replace-by-fee, so anyone who spots their address in the mempool has minutes to pay a higher fee and move funds first.

Bitcoin cold-wallet losses may near $114 million as possible fourth sweep emerges. (Coldcard/Coinkite)

Markets

Bitcoin slips under $63,000 despite Iran deal hopes as Coldcard losses rattle market

Oil and Treasury yields fell after fresh U.S.-Iran talks eased inflation fears, but bitcoin and ether failed to catch a bid as fresh Coldcard-linked sweeps pushed observed losses to nearly $89 million.

Bitcoin slips under $63,000 despite Iran deal hopes as Coldcard losses near $89 million. (CoinDesk Data)