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's Safe Haven Appeal Could Be Tested Soon, U.S. Bond Market Suggests

Recent developments in the U.S. Treasury yield curve suggest a recession may arrive soon, strengthening the case for investing in assets with safe-haven appeal.

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Bitcoin's Technicals Suggests Deeper Pullback to $38K: Analyst

Bitcoin's RSI divergence signals correction, 10x Research said.

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Bitcoin ETF Debut Serves as a Lesson for Ether ETF Speculators

Bitcoin's experience cautions traders against betting bullish on volatility on the day of the ETF approval.

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Bitcoin ETF Frenzy Brings Windfall Volume to Decentralized Predictions Platform Polymarket

Polymarket saw betting contracts worth more than $5.7 million change hands on Wednesday.

Bitcoin ETF frenzy drives volume growth on prediction markets. (Obsahovka/Pixabay)

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Aave Community Votes To Integrate PayPal’s Stablecoin

Majority of token holders favor onboard PYUSD in AAVE's Ethereum pool, the ongoing vote shows.

Aave is the Finnish word for ghost (Metis)

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Bitcoin Traders Seek Protection From Price Declines as ETF Deadline Looms: Deribit

Puts are overbought and calls [are] being sold, Deribit's CCO Luuk Strijers told CoinDesk, noting the decline in the bitcoin implied volatility index.

Innovation takes priority over investor protection in the anything-goes market of decentralized finance, or DeFi.

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PayPal's Stablecoin Part of Third Largest Liquidity Pool on Curve

Curve's FRAXPYUSD liquidity pool, which went live on Dec. 27, boasts the third largest TVL of $135 million.

Curve pools: FRAXPYUSD is the third largest by TVL (Curve)

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Bitcoin Decouples From Nasdaq Amid ETF Speculation

The 40-day correlation between the two has declined to zero.

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After Bitcoin ETF Decision, U.S. Debt Announcement May Be Pivotal for Crypto Traders

The Treasury's next quarterly debt announcement may not turn out as much a tailwind for risk assets as the previous one did.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at American University (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin, Asian Stocks Drop as Traders Pare March Fed Rate Cut Bets

Friday's payrolls will likely compel the Fed to maintain flexibility in its policy decisions going forward, one observer said.

BTC's price (CoinDesk)