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, Stocks Bleed as China Rate Cuts Signals Panic, Treasury Yield Curve Steepens

China's back-to-back interest-rate cuts signal urgency to shore up growth after the recent Communist party plenum offered little support to the nation's flagging economy.

China renminbi bills (Moerschy/Pixabay)

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Stablecoins Signal Crypto Ecosystem Buoyancy as Market Cap Jumps to $164B

Renewed expansion in stablecoins is bullish for the broader crypto market.

Market cap of the stablecoin sector of the crypto market. (DefiLlama)

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CME's Ether Futures Record Highest Ever Open Interest of 383K ETH After ETF Debut

The approval and subsequent trading of spot ether ETFs in the U.S. has reinvigorated the market, CME's Giovanni Vicioso said.

(Shutterstock)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $66,000, but Mt. Gox Selling Pressure Persists

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 24, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 24 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Ether's BTC-Denominated Price Flirts With 9-Year-Long Trendline Support: Technical Analysis

The trendline connecting 2016 and 2017 lows has consistently offered support since January.

(WOKANDAPIX/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Bulls Beware as 'Doctor Copper' Slides Against Gold

"Doctor copper" is losing ground against safe haven gold, signaling economic weakness and risk aversion on the horizon.

Copper pans hanging. (stux/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Ether Little Changed After Spot ETF Approval

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 23, 2024.

ETH price, FMA July 23 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Ether Options Market Bets on Price Gains Post-Spot ETF Approval

Some analysts are forecasting an ether price swoon after ETFs begin trading in the U.S. The options market disagrees.

(gopixa)

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BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Draws $526M in Net Inflows

BTC failed to take out key price resistance despite huge inflows into BlackRock's IBIT.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

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U.S. Government Moves $4M Bitcoin to Coinbase, Arkham Data Show

An address labeled "U.S. Government: Ryan Farace Seized Funds" moved BTC worth nearly $4 million to Coinbase 11 hours ago.

U.S. Government: Ryan Farace Seized Funds. (Arkham Intelligence)

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