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

XRP holds $1.34 as supply tightens but price fails to break higher

Record outflows and rising scarcity suggest accumulation, yet failure to break higher keeps setup unresolved.

(CoinDesk Data)

Policy

Hong Kong hasn’t issued a single HKD stablecoin license after March target

Officials flagged March for initial approvals, but licensing has yet to begin with no updated timeline

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po (David Paul Morris/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin is closer to its 'buy zone' than it's been in three years

The gap between bitcoin's spot price and realized price is compressing toward levels that historically marked cycle bottoms, but the on-chain data shows the capitulation that typically precedes those bottoms hasn't happened.

Bitcoin symbol alongside a rising chart.

Tech

Google warns five quantum attack paths could put $100 billion on Ethereum at risk

A 57-page whitepaper identifies how future quantum computers could target Ethereum's wallets, smart contracts, staking system, Layer 2 networks and data verification layer, with combined exposure exceeding $100 billion.

Graphic showing ethereum symbol on a grid with screens.

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Tech

Bitcoin bulls scramble for post-quantum protection as Google drops bombshell paper

Google's finding that breaking bitcoin's cryptography requires 20x fewer qubits than previously estimated has triggered the strongest industry response to quantum threats since the Willow chip in 2024. Here's how builders, investors, and researchers are reacting.

Google (Getty Images)

Markets

A quantum computer may need just 10,000 qubits to empty your crypto wallets, researchers say

The research shows quantum computers may break bitcoin and ether wallet encryption with far fewer qubits than previously thought, accelerating the push toward post-quantum security.

BTC Treasuries Theme Week

Markets

Bitcoin holds $67,500 as Trump signals he may end Iran war with Hormuz still shut

Equity futures rallied and oil erased gains on the report, but the S&P 500 is on its longest losing streak since 2022 and MSCI Asia Pacific is heading for its worst month since 2008.

CoinDesk

Markets

Lido DAO proposes $20 million LDO buyback to boost price after 95% slide

A proposed treasury buyback of up to 10,000 stETH for LDO highlights how thin DeFi governance token liquidity has become, forcing the DAO to route through centralized exchanges.

(Lido Finance)

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Markets

Bitcoin rises as Trump says U.S. in talks with 'new regime' in Iran, threatens oil infrastructure if deal fails

Trump said "great progress" had been made toward ending the war, but warned the U.S. would "obliterate" Iran's power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if a deal isn't reached shortly.

Donald Trump

Markets

Bitcoin recovers to $67,400 after dipping below $65,200 as Houthis enter Iran war

The conflict's fifth week brought its widest expansion yet, with Iran-backed forces opening a new front and U.S. ground troops arriving in the region.

Laptop with markets monitor and charts. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)