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

Crypto Miners Still Selling Their Bitcoin as Reward Halving Looms, Blockchain Data Show

The number of bitcoin held in wallets tied to miners has dropped to the lowest since mid-2021.

New and old bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia.

Markets

Bitcoin Logs Biggest Single-Day Gain Since October, Market-Neutral Bets Yield 3x U.S. Treasury Notes

The attractive yield on the market-neutral cash and carry trade could draw more money to the crypto market.

Bulls running through a street. (Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover Americas: PEPE, Not BTC, Is The Top Trending Token

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 28, 2024.

Top trend coins on social media (Santiment)

Markets

Crypto Traders Hedge Bitcoin Rally After 40% Rise in 4 Weeks, Options Data Show

Some traders have started buying puts to protect against a potential correction, according to Greeks.Live.

A trading chart on a computer. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Markets

Falling Bitcoin-Ether Spread is Music to Altcoin Traders' Ears

The funding rate spread has collapsed, indicating increased appetite by traders to speculate further out on the risk curve.

Music (Pexels/Pixabay)

Policy

Senator Warren Hits Out at Crypto Again, Says Industry Needs to Follow the Same Rules as TradFi

Warren reiterated her disdain for the industry in an interview.

Elizabeth Warren (Courtesy of Sen. Elizabeth Warren)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin’s Bitfinex-Led Surge

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 27, 2024.

Bitcoin price chart. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Chart Expert Peter Brandt Raises Bitcoin's 2025 Target to $200K on Channel Breakout

Brandt expects bitcoin's ongoing bull market to peak at $200,000, a significant upward revision from the previous estimate of $120,000.

Gauging BTC price resistance. (12019/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Shorts Lose $150M as BTC Poised for ‘Tremendous Upside’

A market observer said that bitcoin and crypto markets will enter an “unprecedented phase of adoption” as prices eventually breach lifetime peaks.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Funding Rates Jump to 100%, Sparking Opportunity for Savvy Traders

One observer said that elevated funding rates offer crypto hedge funds exceptionally attractive arbitrage opportunities.

Percent (geralt/Pixabay)