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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XRP tops bitcoin, ether volumes on major South Korean exchanges

XRP/KRW was the most traded pair on Upbit and second on Bithumb, a familiar Korean market signal that has often preceded sharper moves in the token.

South Korean flag. (CoinDesk Archives)

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Bitcoin back above $81,000 after hot CPI print, BNB, DOGE lead majors gains

Bitcoin rolled back to $81,200 after dipping to $79,800 on Tuesday's hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation reading, while BNB zoomed 2.5% over 24 hours and dogecoin added 1.3% as crypto funds saw their strongest weekly inflows in months.

bull, bear facing off

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Nevada regulators push back after prediction market conference blames them for move

Spokesperson for regulator denies that it put pressure on ARIA Resort & Casino for hosting Predict 2026

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Spot XRP ETFs attract biggest inflows since January

The five U.S.-listed spot XRP funds pulled in $25.8 million on Monday, the largest single-day net inflow since Jan. 5, even as ether spot ETFs shed nearly $17 million.

Stylized XRP logo

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EBay rejects GameStop’s $56 billion bid, putting bitcoin exposure back in focus

The online marketplace's board called the half-cash, half-stock offer "neither credible nor attractive" Tuesday.

A GameStop store (CoinDesk Archive)

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Hot inflation data pours cold water on Federal Reserve rate cut hopes

Bitcoin was trading at $80,814 following the news, down 1.2% over the past 24 hours.

Wooden block tiles spell out the word "inflation." (Markus Winkler/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin will 'explode' past $90,000 and hit $126,000, Arthur Hayes says

Arthur Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder who now runs Maelstrom, said bitcoin's return to its October high is a "foregone conclusion," and he is taking his fund to maximum risk, with HYPE, ZEC, and NEAR as his top altcoin picks.

Arthur Hayes

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Bitcoin miner MARA sold $1.5 billion of bitcoin as it shifts toward AI infrastructure

While the miner said bitcoin remains its operational foundation, first-quarter results point to a company increasingly built around power, data centers and AI demand.

(Markus Winkler/Unsplash)

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Ripple-linked XRP holds near $1.46 as breakout attempt fades

XRP briefly pushed toward $1.49 on heavy volume before stalling again near a resistance zone that has capped rallies for months.

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Bitcoin briefly hits $82,000, SOL, DOGE higher as Michael Burry warns of stock crash

Bitcoin held above $81,000 after touching $82,026 overnight, while solana led the major altcoins on the week as The Big Short investor warned the Nasdaq 100 had reached dot-com bubble territory and oil zoomed past $105 on fresh Iran ceasefire doubts.

Michael Burry attends the "The Big Short" New York premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on Nov. 23, 2015.