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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Deribit's Crypto Trading Volume Nearly Doubled to Over $1T in 2024

Total trading volume surged 95%, with options accounting for a giant share of the total platform activity.

Deribit saw record trading volumes in 2024. (meineresterampe/Pixabay)

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Solana Bull Bets Big on SOL Rallying to $400

The block trade was a bull call spread that would see maximum profit on a potential move to $400 or higher by the end of February, according to data tracked by Amberdata.

A SOL block trade bets on big rally (Tumisu/Pixabay)

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CoinDesk Indices Rolls Out New Index That Diversifies Exposure Beyond the Top 20 Digital Assets

CoinDesk's parent company Bullish has already listed a perpetual futures contract tied to the new index, in its platform.

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U.S. to Hit Debt Ceiling on Tuesday. Will Bitcoin Soar or Suffer?

The Treasury will begin extraordinary measures, potentially draining the TGA account in a positive development for risk assets, including BTC.

U.S. to hit debt ceiling Tuesday. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Crypto Options Stay Bearish on Ether-Bitcoin Ratio as Trump Fails to Mention BTC in Inaugural Speech

Options continue to show a bias for BTC relative to ETH despite Trump bypassing any mention of strategic bitcoin reserve in his inaugural speech on Monday.

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Google Searches for 'How to Buy Crypto' Skyrocket as Trump Flips the 'Overton Window'

Google data show peak retail interest in cryptocurrencies as the market gears up for Trump's inauguration speech.

Google show peak retail interest in cryptocurrencies. (Pixabay)

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TRUMP Memecoin Bulls on Alert as Indicator Hints at Rising Selling Pressure

An indicator called the cumulative volume delta shows traders are either shorting perpetual futures or closing long positions.

Trump's BTC reserve comprises of coins seized in enforcement actions. (hoekstrarogier/Pixabay)

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Ethereum L2s Are About to Hit a Brick Wall: Polynomial Protocol Founder

Sustained demand for Layer 2s could quickly deplete the available blob capacity. The impending Pectra upgrade only kicks the can down the road, Polynomial's co-founder said.

Brick wall. (Michael_Laut/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin retraces to $100K, TRUMP Tanks 30% as Melania Memecoin Skyrockets

BTC has pulled back to $100K as Melania Trump launched her own memecoin, stalling the surge in the TRUMP token.

The TRUMP token is down nearly 30% from Sunday's high. (Coingecko)

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