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.

Shaurya Malwa

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Finance

CoinShares to Acquire FCA-Regulated Bastion Asset Management

CoinShares’ acquisition of Bastion will expand its U.S. presence and strengthen actively managed crypto offerings.

CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti (CoinShares)

Markets

XRP Futures See Institutional Adoption, Solana Futures Hit $1B OI in 5 Months, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether: CME Group

Institutional investors are increasingly adopting CME's futures for XRP and solana, the exchange's global head of equity and FX products said.

A trader in front of screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Metaplanet Acquires 5,288 BTC, Lifts Total Holdings to 30,823 BTC

Stronger Bitcoin strategy drives revised forecasts of $46M revenue and $32M operating profit, though shares fall sharply.

Metaplanet Share Price (TradingView)

Markets

Traders Eye September Jobs Report for Cues on Bitcoin Breakout Above $120K

The Fed’s most recent rate cut initially provided a modest boost to Bitcoin, but investors say the path forward depends less on past easing than on Powell’s Tuesday speech and upcoming jobs data that is scheduled to be released on Friday.

(CoinDesk)

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Markets

XRP Holds $2.85 After 3% Swing as ETF Hopes Dented by Profit-Taking

Aggressive bids carried price to $2.91 before sell pressure capped gains. Late-hour recovery showed algorithmic buying into resistance at $2.85.

(CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Ripple CTO David Schwartz to Step Back, Joins Board

Ripple confirmed that Dennis Jarosch, the firm’s senior vice president of engineering, will lead technical operations going forward.

Ripple Labs CTO David Schwartz (Ripple Labs)

Markets

Bitcoin Options Tied to BlackRock’s IBIT Are Now Wall Street’s Favorite

Open interest in IBIT contracts hit nearly $38 billion after Friday’s expiry, versus $32 billion on Deribit, which had dominated the market since 2016.

Massive crypto options expiry looms. (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Markets

DOGE Holds Above 200DMA, Breakout Needs Daily Close Through $0.24

Trend bias remains constructive, and a potential golden-cross setup is being monitored if shorter moving averages curl higher.

(CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

XRP Holds Above $2.90 as ETF Decisions Loom

Seven XRP spot ETF applications remain pending before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Grayscale’s submission is scheduled for October 18, with others queued through November 14, creating a concentrated window of regulatory catalysts that could reshape near-term flows.

(CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Hyped 'Baby Shark' Token on Story Protocol Drops 90% as Creator Denies Authorizing Isssue

The token, pitched as an official Baby Shark play, was not an authorized product, brand-owner Pinkfong said.

Luggage trolley with Baby Shark pictures