Shaurya Malwa

Analyst CryptoSlate

Post-mining his first bitcoin in 2012, there was no looking back for Shaurya Malwa. An economics graduate from the University of Wolverhampton, he breathes financial markets and decentralized ideologies. When not writing, Shaurya works on his culinary skills, trades the big three cryptocurrencies, and surfs airplane blogs.

Author Stats

Total Articles 1,327

Since Jul 2018

Last Active Dec 3, 2021

Primary Beat Adoption

Nervos enters DeFi arena with ‘Yokaiswap,’ $70 million locked up on first day

The arrival of YokaiSwap marks the first time users can stake their CKB assets to earn yield as well as swap supported assets via the exchange.

3 min read Dec 3, 2021

Shaurya Malwa Recent Articles

Adoption

Algorand (ALGO) eyes $100 billion use case with new partnership

A new partnership sees the Algorand blockchain being deployed for a large institutional client. Algorand’s institutional partner Algorand, a high-speed blockchain that powering secure…

2 min read Jan 8, 2021

Legal

Brad Garlinghouse answers tough questions on Ripple (XRP) lawsuit

The Ripple co-founder allegedly pocketed hundreds of millions from illegal XRP sales, among other allegations. Garlinghouse speaks up Ripple co-founder Brad Garlinghouse took to…

3 min read Jan 8, 2021

Hacks

This “ElectroRAT” malware might be silently draining your Bitcoin

A ransomware has affected users of over three apps in the past year and drained their wallets of hundreds of Bitcoin. The rat wants…

2 min read Jan 8, 2021

Shyft Network’s Joseph Weinberg on the meaning of Bitcoin (and DEXs for 8 billion people)

The DeFi market has boomed in 2020, attracting billions of dollars across use cases like lending, derivatives, decentralized exchanges, and others. But along with…

4 min read Jan 6, 2021

Adoption

This is how Bitcoin can disrupt the $200 billion card rewards market

Credit card rewards account for a small, but significant, chunk of the $1.2 trillion credit card market. And some say Bitcoin could disrupt that…

3 min read Jan 6, 2021

Stablecoins

Here’s why stablecoins like USDC going ‘legal’ is bullish for DeFi

A landmark announcement for USDC. Unending social euphoria. Observers calling it bullish for DeFi. But what’s the whole deal really about The day the…

3 min read Jan 6, 2021

Investments

This American institutional fund just set a $535,000 price target for Bitcoin

The fund purchased $175 million worth of Bitcoin earlier this year and is on the “go loud, go long” bandwagon ever since. Enter institutional…

2 min read Jan 5, 2021

Adoption

XLM bumps to $0.15 as Ukraine selects Stellar for its CBDC

Stellar, the world’s 14th-largest cryptocurrency, was selected by the European country for the latter’s upcoming state-backed digital currency. Stellar selected Ukraine will deploy its…

3 min read Jan 4, 2021

Analysis

Bitcoin price jumps above Dow Jones Index (DJI) while Ethereum nears $1,100

Two of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies by market cap set new records over the weekend. The day Bitcoin ran After Bitcoin, the world’s first…

2 min read Jan 4, 2021

Adoption

Popstar Akon: Crypto solves Africa’s 350 million unbanked people

Crypto adoption has boomed in Africa in the past few years, attracting eyeballs and investments, and even celebrities joining in on the cause. Targeting…

3 min read Dec 31, 2020