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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Markets

Zcash Floats Dynamic Fee Plan to Ensure Users Won’t Be Priced Out

ZEC zoomed 12% amid the fee discussion, beating gains across all major tokens.

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ETH, ADA, SOL Steady as Time Zone Data Shows Europe Drove Deepest Bitcoin Sell-Off Since 2018

The broader market held its recent rebound, though liquidity remained thin ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision.

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Dogecoin Holds $0.14 Floor as Network Activity Hits 3-Month High

Rising active addresses and tightening volatility indicate an impending directional move, with $0.16 as a critical breakout threshold.

(CoinDesk Data)

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XRP Traders Eyes Breakout Above $2.11 as U.S. ETFs Cross $1B Milestone

A breakout above $2.11 is needed to trigger momentum towards higher resistance levels, while failure to hold $2.00 could lead to a retest of $1.95.

(CoinDesk Data)

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Policy

Most Influential: Donald Trump

Without the turnaround of Donald Trump on crypto, the road toward a U.S. governmental embrace of the new technology would likely have been a steeper climb.

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Markets

Wall Street Saw Ripple as 90% XRP — Offered $500M, but With Safety Net: Bloomberg

Multiple investors concluded that at least 90% of Ripple’s net asset value was tied to XRP, the closely-linked token that maintains distance from the company legally.

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U.S. Spot XRP ETFs Hit 15-Day Inflow Streak, Near $1B Milestone

U.S. spot XRP ETFs approaching $1 billion are the most significant altcoin launch yet, validating a regulatory blueprint for all utility tokens and signaling Wall Street's post-lawsuit conviction.

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Markets

Farcaster Switches to Wallet-First Strategy to Grow Its Social App

The protocol still consists of casts, follows, reactions, identities and wallets, and third-party clients are free to emphasize whichever components they want.

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Markets

Coinbase Reopens India Signups, Targets Fiat On-Ramp in 2026 After Two-Year Freeze

Coinbase halted services entirely in 2023, off-boarded millions of Indian users and shuttered local access while reassessing regulatory exposure.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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ETH, ADA, XRP Lead Gains as Bitcoin Edges Higher on Fed Rate Cut Expectations

Asian equities opened the week slightly higher ahead of a heavy run of central bank decisions, including a Federal Reserve meeting where markets have largely priced in a 25-basis-point rate cut.

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