Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor and analyst on CoinDesk's Markets team. He has been covering crypto options and futures, as well as macro and cross-asset activity, since 2019, leveraging his prior experience in directional and non-directional derivative strategies at brokerage firms. His extensive background also encompasses the FX markets, having served as a fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desks for Mumbai-based brokerages and FXStreet. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar holds a Master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.

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Czech Central Bank Governor to Propose Adding Bitcoin to Reserves: FT

The governor will present a BTC investment plan to the board Thursday, according to an interview published by the Financial Times.

Prague. (rainhard2/Pixabay)

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Essential Insights to Monitor During Wednesday's 'No Change' Fed Meeting

The Fed is expected to keep rates unchanged while sticking to December's hawkish forward guidance. BTC and risk assets could take cues from Powell's take on key issues like mass deportations and shelter inflation.

Rolls of dollar bills of varying denominations. (NikolayFrolochkin/Pixabay)

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Short-Term BTC Holders Quit, CME Open Interest Slid by Record During Monday's Price Drop

As observed by many metrics, Monday's capitulation in bitcoin looks like a textbook local bottom.

Chart of one-day change in CME bitcoin open interest. (Glassnode)

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Wintermute Eases Trading of the 'U.S. National Digital Asset Stockpile' Narrative

Wintermute has launched a CFD tied to the GMUSA index, providing an easier way for traders to bet on the U.S. strategic crypto reserve.

Wintermute Asia debuts CFD tied to the GMUSA index. (StuBaileyPhoto/Pixabay)

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Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse Bats for Diversified U.S. Crypto Reserve

Ripple's CEO calls for a U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve that includes more than one token.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Funding Rates Flip Negative as Nasdaq Futures Tank 700 Points

The renewed bearish flip in funding rates comes amid risk-off in Wall Street's tech-heavy Nasdaq index.

Annualized funding rates for BTC and other major coins. (Velo Data)

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Solana, Dogecoin, XRP Plunge 10% as Bloody Start to Week Sees $770M Long Liquidations

Traders of BTC-tracked products lost $238 million in the past 24 hours, majorly in early European and Asian afternoon hours.

A brown bear waving. (Getty Images)

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Bitcoin May Be 'Double Topping' for a Price Slide to $75K

BTC looks to be forming a double top bearish reversal pattern on the daily chart.

BTC has recently put in twin peaks above $122K. (lin2015/Pixabay)