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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Strategy signals another bitcoin buy as company needs just 2% annual BTC growth to cover dividends

The company bought nearly three times more bitcoin than miners produced in March and is signaling it isn't done, even as its holdings remain billions underwater.

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XRP drops to $1.33 as bitcoin weakness pulls down majors

Sudden selloff triggered liquidation-style move, with weak recovery reinforcing bearish structure despite compressed volatility setup.

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Musk’s SpaceX holds $603 million in bitcoin despite $5 billion loss stemming from xAI

Arkham data shows 8,285 BTC in Coinbase Prime custody as the company swings from $8 billion profit to nearly $5 billion loss ahead of its IPO push.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Getty Images)

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The bitcoin market is splitting in two. Here's who is buying and selling amid the war

Six weeks of war have revealed that bitcoin's floor depends entirely on a handful of mandated buyers absorbing what everyone else is trying to get rid of.

A fork over a tokenized representation of bitcoin. (Shutterstock)

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Bhutan has sold 70% of its bitcoin in 18 months. It may have stopped BTC mining too.

The kingdom's holdings have dropped from 13,000 BTC to 3,954 since October 2024, with $215.7 million moved out this year alone. Its last mining inflow over $100,000 was recorded more than a year ago.

Bhutan (Sittichok Glomvinya/Pixabay)

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Trump-backed WLFI token drops 12% to record lows after team defends multi-million lending position

World Liberty Financial responded to CoinDesk's reporting by saying it would "simply supply more collateral" if markets moved against it, a statement that did not reassure holders.

World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago. (WLFI)

Tech

XRP adjacent Flare proposes protocol-level MEV capture and 40% inflation cut

The proposal would move block building away from individual validators, create a revenue entity called FIRE to buy and burn FLR, and reduce annual token inflation to 3%.

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XRP may be less exposed to quantum computer threats than bitcoin, experts say

XRP’s design leaves a smaller share of its supply exposed to future quantum attacks than Bitcoin’s, experts said, pointing to additional XRPL features that stand out.

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XRP edges higher to $1.35 on breakout, but bullish momentum still lacks

Strong volume pushed price above $1.34, though weak fundamentals and overhead resistance continue to cap follow-through.

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ETH, SOL, DOGE slide as Bitcoin fails to break $73,000 for the third time since the ceasefire

The level that has capped every rally during the six-week war remains intact, with analysts saying $75,000 needs to break before the market enters a genuine bullish phase.

pen rests on paper showing sketched graph going lower.