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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Leading stablecoin Tether shrinks again as market cap looks set for second straight monthly drop

Growth of tether and other top stablecoins has stalled, posing risk to the broader crypto market.

Hands on a laptop keyboard with a screen showing charts and prices. (Unsplash, Kanchanara)

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Vitalik Buterin sold 17,000 ETH this month as ether fell 37%

The Ethereum co-founder's tracked wallets dropped from 241,000 ETH to 224,000 ETH in February, with sales routed through CoW Protocol in small batches to limit market impact.

Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk)

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Dogecoin jumps 5% as breakout flips resistance into support

The token is consolidating around $0.0940–$0.0945 with higher lows, signaling constructive momentum after the breakout.

DOGE glitch (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin bounces above $65,000 as dollar weakens and bullish hopes build

A broad uptick across tokens arrived alongside a softer greenback and a rally in Asian equities, though analysts remain split on whether the Feb. 5 lows will hold.

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Bitcoin’s U.S. demand signal turns negative for a record 40 days

The indicator last printed positive on Jan. 15. Its failure to fully recover after a Feb. 5 rebound suggests U.S. demand remains structurally absent rather than temporarily paused.

(Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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The ghost of the iPhone: Why Michael Saylor thinks bitcoin is mirroring Apple’s legendary ‘valley of despair’

Michael Saylor compared bitcoin’s 45% drawdown to Apple’s 2013 slump, arguing that enduring deep corrections is part of every successful technology investment.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

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Polymarket bettors put $3 million on which crypto firm ZachXBT will expose next

Solana app Meteora leads the odds at 43% after the blockchain investigator teased a "major" insider-trading probe set for release on Wednesday.

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ETH, SOL, XRP extend losses as AI scare trade unsettles risk markets

Analysts warn that bitcoin's prolonged failure to break above its current range is tilting the technical outlook toward the bears.

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$61 million bitcoin whale liquidated on HTX as sentiment back at 'extreme fear'

The position was the largest single forced closure in 24 hours as bitcoin shed weekend gains and the fear index returned to historic lows.

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Bitcoin see-saws around $68,000, DOGE, ETH slide as tariff uncertainty weighs on risk assets

President Donald Trump raised the global tariff rate to 15% despite a Supreme Court ruling against earlier emergency trade measures, keeping pressure on China and other partners.

Hands rest on the keyboard of a laptop showing trading graphs, data. (Kanchanara / Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)