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

Weaponized Trading Bots Drain $1M From Crypto Users via AI-Generated YouTube Scam

Scammers appeared to be using AI-generated avatars and voices to reduce production costs and scale up video content.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)

Markets

XRP Pushes Through $3 as Ripple-SEC Appeal Decision Looms

The move broke through multiple short-term resistance levels and coincided with high-volume buying activity, particularly on Korean exchanges.

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Markets

Crypto Market Cap Halts at $3.7T as Traders Rotate Out, Institutions Double Down on BTC, ETH

“Bitcoin was again approaching its 50-day moving average. Such frequent testing of the medium-term trend signal line indicates accumulated fatigue in the first cryptocurrency,” one analyst said.

A do not wall crosswalk. (Kai Pilger/Unsplash)

Markets

Cardano’s Midnight Begins NIGHT Airdrop Across Eight Chains in Privacy-Powered Rollout

Dubbed the “Glacier Drop,” the airdrop is live as of Wednesday and available to wallets that held at least $100 in native tokens on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Cardano, Avalanche, XRP Ledger, or Brave as of a June 11 snapshot.

Nighttime Sky

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Markets

SBI Files for Bitcoin–XRP ETF in Japan, Pushing Dual Crypto Exposure Into Regulated Markets

The ‘Crypto-Assets ETF’ is structured to track the performance of both assets simultaneously, providing a single-entry point for investors seeking crypto exposure.

Tokyo, Japan (Jaison Lin/Unsplash)

Tech

Base Says Sequencer Failure Caused Block Production Halt of 33 Minutes

The outage began at 06:07 UTC on Aug. 5, when the active sequencer fell behind due to congestion from on-chain activity, according to Base.

A plug disconnected from its electricity socket.

Markets

Pendle Lets Crypto Traders Bet on Bitcoin, Ether Funding Rates With Boros Platform

For traders who pay or earn funding fees on CEXs, Boros offers a new hedge: short YU if funding is expected to fall; long if rates are projected to spike.

Funding rates on ether futures return to normal days after merge (Pixabay)

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Markets

DOGE Sheds 5% as Volume Quadruples, Testing Key Support Zones

Traders are monitoring whether DOGE can stabilize above $0.198 or face further downside toward $0.185.

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XRP Prints Lower Highs, Volume Spikes to 169M in Sharp Reversal

Price action accelerated at 14:00 when XRP fell from $3.04 to $2.97 on a 169.41 million volume surge — over 3x its 24-hour average of 52.73 million — establishing $3.04 as interim resistance and validating $2.93 as a local support floor.

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