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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Markets

Bitcoin's Rally to Record Highs Puts Focus on $115K Where an 'Invisible Hand' May Slow Bull Run

As BTC looks north, an invisible hand may work to slow the ascent above $115K

Invisible hands likely accelerated BTC's recent crash. (Christina Langford-Miller/Unsplash)

Markets

XRP-BTC Pair Flashes First Golden Cross, Hinting at Major Bull Run for XRP

The pattern has raised the probability of ratio breaking out of its prolonged sideways trend in a sign of major XRP uptrend.

Nasdaq futures chalks out golden cross. (Flickr)

Markets

These Six Charts Explain Why Bitcoin's Recent Move to Over $100K May Be More Durable Than January's Run

Financial conditions, stablecoin flows and other key metrics point to stronger foundation compared to the December-January twin peaks.

Statue of a bull (ianproc64/Pixabay)

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Markets

'Days to Cover mNAV,' Emerges as the New Standard for Evaluating Bitcoin Equities

A data driven metric reveals which companies are truly stacking sats and which are lagging behind the valuations investors are giving them.

(BenjaminNelan/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Sets Record Daily Close With $110K as the Next Level to Watch for BTC

The next significant price level for Bitcoin is $110,000, where market dynamics could amplify price movements.

BTC's record daily UTC close. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Tech

Validation Cloud Debuts Mavrik-1 AI Engine on Hedera to Democratize DeFi Data Analysis and Web3

Mavrik-1 aims to lower the barrier to DeFi adoption by allowing users to access complex data without technical expertise.

Validation Cloud debuts AI engine, Mavrik-1. (BrianPenny/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Is Set to Explode as Traders Pump Millions Into $6K ETH Bets

Crypto traders are betting on Ethereum's ether to reach $6,000 by Dec. 26 through bull call spreads.

Explosion (Luke Jernejcic/Unsplash)

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Markets

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge as Basis Trade Nears 9%, Signaling Renewed Demand

Investor confidence rises as bitcoin holds above $100,000 and basis trade yields approach 9%, drawing strong institutional interest.

BTC CME Annualized Basis (Velo)

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