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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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slips Over 15% Since ETF Approval

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 19, 2024.

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Markets

No More Than 50% Chance of Spot Ether ETF Approval By May, JPMorgan Says

Lawsuits against crypto exchanges offering staking services for proof-of-stake blockchains, including Ethereum, make approval of a spot ether ETF more challenging until these cases are resolved, the investment bank said.

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Ether Could Soar in 2024 on the Back of Dencun Upgrade, ETF Narrative: Analysts

The ether- bitcoin ratio has risen 19% in the first three weeks of the year, taking back part of last year's 25% slide.

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First Mover Americas: dYdX Beats Uniswap, Bitcoin Outlook Dour

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 18, 2024.

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

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Crypto Markets Optimistic Despite Bitcoin's Plunge, CoinDesk 20 Perpetual Futures Show

The CD20/USDC perpetual futures traded at a premium to the index price early Thursday, indicating a bullish broader market sentiment.

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Frax Finance's Layer 2 Fraxtal to Debut in February: Founder

Kazemian expects Fraxtal to debut with a bang, attracting at least several hundred million dollars worth of crypto assets in the first month.

Frax Finance's Sam Kaizeman (Wikipedia)

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First Mover Americas: Altcoins Lead, Bitcoin in Stasis Near $42.6K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 17, 2024.

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Bitcoin's ‘De-Dollarization’ Narrative Loses Ground As USD Tightens Its Grip on International Transactions

The crypto market's de-dollarization expectations look premature as the greenback remained the preferred currency in international transactions in 2023, data show.

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Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer Says Bitcoin to Consolidate Recent Gains Amid ETF Hangover

Some have forecasted sharp declines in bitcoin's price as traders 'sell the news' post-ETF approval, but Fidelity's Director of Global Macro disagrees.

Fidelity Investments sign (Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Sees First Ever Weekly 'Golden Cross,' a Bullish Signal to Some

The 50-week simple moving average (SMA) of bitcoin's price has crossed above the 200-week SMA for the first time on record.

Bitcoin's weekly price chart (TradingView)