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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XRP Buildout Near $2.40 Could Precede Sharp Relief Rally if Whales Ease Pressure

Futures open interest collapsed 50% to $4.22B, signaling forced deleveraging as market makers cut risk exposure amid ongoing macro and regulatory uncertainty.

(CoinDesk Data)

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Volatility Shares Files for 5x Leveraged Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP ETFs

If approved, these would become some of the most extreme crypto-linked instruments available to U.S. investors.

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Ripple Expands Custody Network to Africa Following RLUSD Rollout

Earlier this year, the firm announced a collaboration with Chipper Cash to power crypto-enabled payments and confirmed that its USD-backed stablecoin, RLUSD, would roll out in African markets.

Globe showing Africa (James Wiseman/Unsplash)

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XRP Tests $2.40 Base After 6% Swing; Eyes $2.65 Breakout Level

The $2.40–$2.42 support zone is crucial for XRP, with buyers defending this level amid volatile trading conditions.

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Bitcoin Slips Under $112K, ETH, DOGE Drop 6% as China Hits Back on U.S. Tariffs

Total liquidations hit $630 million, with long positions making up two-thirds of the wipeout, according to CoinGlass.

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Bullish Bitcoin Traders Eye Chart Patterns From 2020 and 2024 After Weekend’s $20B Liquidations

Similar washouts in 2020, 2021, and 2024 reset leverage and paved the way for recoveries in the weeks that followed, giving similar hopes to some market participants.

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XRP Fades Below $2.60 as $63M Whale Sales Hit Binance

raders are monitoring the $2.55 support and $2.65–$2.66 resistance zones for potential market shifts.

(CoinDesk Data)

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DOGE Faces Rejection at $0.22 as Dogecoin Treasury Firm Eyes Public Listing

The token found strong demand near $0.20 as institutional flows persisted, even as broader markets reacted to shifting trade rhetoric and renewed regulatory scrutiny following House of Doge’s Nasdaq debut.

(CoinDesk Data)

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WazirX Restructuring Cleared in Massive Relief for $230M Hack Victims

The sanction order followed an August re-vote that saw 95.7% of creditors by number and 94.6% by value support the plan.

(Credit: Unsplash, Wesley Tingey)

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Trader Who Made $192M Shorting the Crypto Crash is Betting Against Bitcoin Again

On-chain analysts and traders have dubbed the address an “insider whale.” Some even argue that the position itself could have accelerated the crash.

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