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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Bitcoin, Ether, Solana Likely to See 3%- 5% Price Swings on FOMC Rate Decision, Volmex's Data Suggests

These figures might be scary for equity or currency traders but do not represent a major deviation from the normal in the crypto market.

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Erdogan Rival's Arrest Sends Lira to Record Low, Bitcoin-TRY Volume Surging on Binance

Binance's BTC/TRY pair sees increased trading activity as the move sends the lira crashing.

Turkey flag. (kirill_makes_pics/Pixabay)

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Battered Bitcoin Looks to U.S. Fed for Support, Bank of America Predicts End of Quantitative Tightening

The expected end of quantitative tightening could bode well for BTC and other risk assets, but gains may be tempered by stagflationary adjustments in economic projections.

Battered BTC bulls pin hopes on the Fed. (JamesQube/Pixabay)

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MicroStrategy's Double Bottom May Be Signal for New Bull Run: Technical Analysis

MSTR's recent price action is exact inverse of the BTC topping pattern from January that warned of a price sell-off.

Major tokens face slow bottoming process. PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

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Metaplanet Continues Bond Issuance for Bitcoin Buys

Metaplanet has raised 2 billion yen ($13.4 million) through zero-interest bonds, allocated to Evo Fund and backed by stock acquisition rights, to purchase more BTC.

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Bitcoin Storm Could Be Brewing, Crypto OnChain Options Platform Derive Says

BTC currently faces low volatility, but a storm could be coming, Derive's Nick Forster said.

BTC storm could be looming, per Derive. (Myriams-Fotos/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin's Bull Market Cycle Is Over, CryptoQuant's Ki Young Ju Says

CryptoQuant's founder is concerned about liquidity drying up.

(Mark Basarab/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin, S&P 500 Take Backseat to Stagflation Trade as Trump Tariffs Threaten to Derail Growth

Goldman's stagflation basket has surged nearly 20% this year, outperforming bitcoin, U.S. stocks, and even gold.

Two paper carrier bags of fresh fruit and baked products. (Maria Lin Kim/Unsplash)

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