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

Ether's $3K Breakout Partly Fueled by Dealer Hedging, Analyst Says

Options dealers likely bought ETH in spot/futures market to hedge their short positions in call options, adding to bullish momentum, BloFin's Griffin Ardern said.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: AI Mania Heats Up

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 22, 2024.

Top 10 Tokens 24HR Price Change ($1B> Market Cap) (Messari)

Markets

Ether’s Triangle Breakout Could Push It to New All-Time High of $5.2K: Kraken OTC

Ether rose above $3,000 earlier this week, the highest level since April 2022.

(Stefan Schurr/Shutterstock)

Markets

Why Polygon's MATIC Token Has Lagged During Past Year's Crypto Rally

MATIC was overvalued at the start of the ongoing crypto bull run, one observer said.

Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal, Jordi Baylina and Antoni Martin (Polygon)

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First Mover Americas: VanEck’s ETF Volume Surges, Fairshake Raises Another $5M

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 21, 2024.

Hands on a laptop keyboard with a screen showing charts and prices (Unsplash, Kanchanara)

Markets

Restaking Protocol Kelp DAO Brings Liquidity to EigenLayer Points

Kelp DAO's newly announced kelp earned points (KEP) token brings liquidity to EigenLayer Points.

EigenLayer CEO Sreeram Kannan (University of Michigan, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Ether Flirts With $3K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 20, 2024.

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Markets

Bitcoin Options Trader Takes $20M Bet to Hedge Against Prices Dropping to $47K

The strategy provides a hedge against a potential bitcoin price pullback to $47,000 and costs over $20 million, according to crypto block trading service provider Greeks.Live.

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Markets

Bitcoin Order Books Are Most Liquid Since October as Market Depth Nears $540M

Order book liquidity indicates how easy it is to buy and sell large quantities at stable prices.

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Finance

Swiss Crypto Hedge Fund Tyr Capital Clashes With Client Over FTX Exposure: FT

Tyr investor TGT has brought claims against the hedge fund that it ignored several warnings over its ties with the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.

Switzerland flag (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)