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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Ether Prices to Stabilize as Options Market Makers Hedge Their Books, Analyst Says

Ether options dealers have built a net positive or long gamma exposure and are likely to buy low and sell high, arresting the price volatility ahead of next Friday's derivatives expiry.

Balancing (Michaela J/Unsplash)

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Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Has Been ‘Disappointing,’ JPMorgan Says

Daily transactions, daily active addresses and total value locked on Ethereum have all fallen since the upgrade, according to a report.

John Pierpont Morgan's firm says Ethereum's upgrade has been a disappointment (Library of Congress)

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Bank of Japan a Major Source of Uncertainty, Crypto Volatility Trader Says

While the Fed's tightening cycle seems to be in its final stages, the Bank of Japan is yet to move the needle on rates.

(Shutterstock)

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First Mover Americas: NFT Platform ImmutableX's IMX Token Rallies

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 21, 2023.

rocket lifting off

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Bitcoin Bulls Missing in Action After Mt. Gox Delays BTC Repayments

Rumors of Mt. Gox mulling a delay have been doing the rounds and likely catalyzed the recent bitcoin price bounce.

Bitcoin bulls are nowhere to be seen.  (Unsplash)

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NFT Platform ImmutableX's IMX Token Surges 35% With Upbit Leading Volume Growth

The IMX-Korean won pair listed on South Korea's leading exchange Upbit accounted for nearly 20% of the global trading volume.

IMX's price (CoinDesk/Highcarts.com)

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Volatility in $25 Trillion U.S. Treasury Market Slides. Here's Why It Matters to Crypto

The MOVE index, an options-based measure of turbulence in Treasury notes, dropped to an 18-month low last week.

line chart of the MOVE index

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Avalanche Developer, Known for Minting Millionaires and Duds, Is Back With ‘WAGMI’ Tokens

Sestagalli’s previous Avalanche projects created a cult-like following in the 2021 bull run under the “frog nation” moniker.

The Avalanche booth at HBC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Price Volatility Likely to Stay Depressed After Fed Rate Decision

The Fed will announce its rate decision on Wednesday at 14:00 ET. The way bitcoin options are priced suggests the cryptocurrency may not move more than 3% by Friday.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a virtual press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Friend.tech Drives Up Coinbase’s Base Blockchain Activity

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 18, 2023.

Base's daily transaction hit record high (IntoTheBlock)