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 Miners Are Expected to be Profitable in December, Jefferies Says

November was a strong month for the miners as the rally in bitcoin outpaced the rise in the network hashrate, the report said.

Racks of crypto mining machines.

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Hawkish Fed Has Bitcoin Market Feeling Most Fearful in 3 Months

Short-term BTC puts are in demand after hawkish Fed dented the bullish sentiment in risk assets.

BTC's call-put skews. (Deribit, Amberdata)

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Solana Smashes Record With 66.9M Daily Transactions as Pengu Token Debuts

PENGU's debut sparked a surge on the Solana blockchain, resulting in more transactions than the combined activity of other leading blockchains.

Solana's onchain metrics vs industry leaders. (Artemis)

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Bitcoin Takes a Breather After Doji Candle in a Cautious Pre-Fed De-Risking

BTC takes a breather after an indecisive Tuesday, as the Fed is expected to cut rates Wednesday while signaling slower easing next year.

Pause, Breathe, Resume (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Traders No Longer Chasing Record Price Rally Like Before, Options Data Show

The way options are currently priced indicates a more measured bullish sentiment compared to what we've witnessed recently.

Magnifying glass. (Lucas23/Pixabay)

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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Put Options at $30, $35 Price Levels See Volume Spike

The spike in activity likely stems from "cash-secured" selling of the options by traders who missed the rally in the ETF.

DXY and BTC. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Soars to Record High Above $106K, Then Retreats as Hawkish Fed Rate Cut Looms

The Fed is likely to deliver a “hawkish rate cut,” with hints of less easing next year.

(Getty Images)

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