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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Tech

Live markets: Bitcoin falls below $66,000 as SpaceX rallies on Cursor agreement

Ether, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid funds all took in money, but bitcoin's outflow was really just Grayscale's GBTC.

Elon Musk in Berlin

Markets

XRP gives back gains after 10% rally as traders take profit near $1.25

Asian demand and ETF inflows helped push XRP through $1.20, but the token struggled to hold its highs after running into fresh selling near a key resistance zone.

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Markets

Profit-taking across bitcoin, ether, solana as traders wait on the Iran signing

A U.S.-Iran deal pulled oil lower and lifted stocks, but bitcoin's bounce is hesitant. ETF outflows just paused after a record run, and analysts say the market wants the deal signed before pricing it in.

Bitcoin businessman taking profit

Markets

Coinbase's Brian Armstrong says bitcoin may have bottomed at $60,000

Armstrong said his instinct is that bitcoin has probably found its floor, pointing to the four-year cycle that has historically marked lows.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Markets

XRP rockets 8% above $1.20 in first major breakout since June selloff

Heavy volume pushed XRP through multiple resistance levels, with traders now focused on whether the rally can extend toward $1.30 after weeks of defensive positioning.

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Markets

Michael Saylor's Strategy acquires another 1,587 bitcoin for $100 million

The latest purchase was made at an average price of $63,024 per bitcoin.

Michael Saylor & James Van Straten (CoinDesk)

Markets

U.S.-Iran deal lifts equities, sends oil lower, while crypto stays wary

The peace deal reached over the weekend provided the stimulus many markets had been waiting for. Crypto traders, however, have learned to distrust this particular headline

Bitcoin daily chart, June 16, 2026

Markets

Trump-linked stablecoin used for bonus payouts at White House UFC contest

UFC Freedom 250 paid fighter bonuses in USD1, the stablecoin issued by the Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Financial, at a contest held at the White House.

Eric Trump sits holding a microphone at a panel discussion. (Keith Tanner/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Ark Invest bought more than $500 million worth of SpaceX shares on IPO day

The purchases were likely funded by selling other positions, data shows. ARK is also one of the loudest bitcoin bulls, with a million-dollar target for 2030.

Cathie Wood

Markets

Bitcoin traders have a reason to watch Tuesday's BOJ rate decision. Yen shorts are at a nine-year high

A large build-up of speculative short positions in the yen raises the risk of a sharp short squeeze if the BOJ signals more aggressive tightening, potentially unwinding yen-funded carry trades that support risk assets.

Tokyo, Japan (Jaison Lin/Unsplash)