Shaurya Malwa

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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Aave Should Block Curve Token Borrowing, Risk Management Firm Proposes
An ongoing crisis situation stemming from a large curve token collateral can be prevented by pausing all borrowing activity, Gauntlet argued in a Wednesday protocol.
Green and orange spiral as abstract object on the dark background, representing Ethereum layer 2, rollups, sharding and blobs.
Bitcoin Lightning could be coming to Coinbase, CEO Armstrong said. (Coinbase)
Coinbase Looks to Add Bitcoin Lightning for Payments
The move is part of the exchange's broader plan to improve cryptocurrency-based payments globally.
Bitcoin Lightning could be coming to Coinbase, CEO Armstrong said. (Coinbase)
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Crisis at DeFi Giant Curve Eases After Justin Sun and Others Step In With Help
Sun said a liquidity pool that utilizes tether stablecoins issued on the Tron network would “amplify user benefits,” pointing to saving a potentially bad loan.
Justin Sun (CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Is Sam Bankman-Fried Tied to a New Apparent Crypto Scam Called BALD?
On-chain data shows bald's deployer contract has interacted with Alameda-linked wallets and was an active DeFi participant in the early days.
Sam Bankman-Fried (right) exits a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Some $66 million ether was bridged to Base blockchain. (Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay)
Coinbase’s New Base Blockchain Gobbled Up $68M in Ether, and It’s Not Even Officially Live Yet
Meme coin BALD’s 4,000,000% surge seemed to spark the huge inflows to the nascent crypto bridge.
Some $66 million ether was bridged to Base blockchain. (Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay)
Money to burn cash on fire (Jp Valery/Unsplash)
BALD Token Plunges 90% as Developer Pulls Liquidity
BALD launched a little over 24 hours ago and has attracted massive hype - and millions in capital - to Base blockchain.
Money to burn cash on fire (Jp Valery/Unsplash)
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Trader Turns $500 to Million-Dollar Fortune With BALD Meme Coin on Coinbase’s Blockchain
A meme coin frenzy has ensued on Coinbase’s layer 2 blockchain even as the network is not officially live yet.
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Curve Finance Drained of $50M While CRV Token Sinks 12% in Latest DeFi Exploit
More than $100M-worth of cryptocurrency could be at risk due to a bug impacting Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the center of Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem.
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The Shiba Inu-themed blockchain is testing a bridge to Ethereum. (Payless Images)
Shibarium Blockchain's Ethereum Bridge Goes Live for Testing as SHIB Tries to Shed Meme Coin Tag
The Shiba Inu-based layer 2 blockchain is expected to start operations next month.
The Shiba Inu-themed blockchain is testing a bridge to Ethereum. (Payless Images)
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Early Unibot Investors Sit on 200x Gains as UNIBOT Bucks Bitcoin Lull
UNIBOT prices have soared to $200 with a market cap of $180 million.
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