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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Latest from Shaurya Malwa


Markets

Bitcoin reclaims $90,000, but risk of U.S. trading day awaits

Futures open interest rose steadily as BTC pushed higher, climbing toward $60 billion across major venues.

Red signal. (GoranH/Pixabay)

Tech

Bitcoin isn’t under quantum threat yet, but upgrade could take 5-10 years

Even if quantum machines capable of breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography are decades away, the work required to update software, infrastructure and user behavior would be measured in years, not months.

Quantum Computing Room

Markets

Aave slides as community debates over who controls the brand

A dispute over who controls Aave’s brand and online assets has moved to a vote, sending the token sharply lower.

Stylized AAVE logo (CoinDesk)

Markets

Uniswap token burn moves closer to reality as 99% voters favor ‘fee switch’ proposal

The protocol’s “UNIfication” proposal has already crossed quorum, with more than 69 million UNI tokens voting in favor and virtually no opposition as of Monday.

Uniswap logo on phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Markets

Dogecoin slips below $0.129 as range support gives way

Despite attempts to rebound, selling interest kept pressure on the downside, leaving DOGE in a technically vulnerable position.

(CoinDesk Data)

Markets

XRP weakens after repeated price-action failures near $1.95

A loss of $1.77 could lead to a significant drop, with the next major support around $0.80.

(CoinDesk Data)

Tech

Bitcoin’s quantum debate is resurfacing, and markets are starting to notice

Quantum computing is not currently an existential threat to Bitcoin, but as capital becomes more institutional and long-term, even distant risks require clearer answers.

Quantum Computing Optics (Ben Wicks/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Ripple expands institutional trading push with TJM partnership

The deal is less about chasing returns and more about access to familiar market structures, regulated intermediaries and predictable settlement.

Stylized Ripple logo

Markets

XRP higher after early dip as buyers step in near $1.80

Institutional interest in Ripple-linked assets remains strong, though overall market participation is limited.

XRP could blast higher. (WikiImages/Pixabay)