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 ETNs to Debut on London Stock Exchange

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 26, 2024.

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Soaring U.S. Debt Has Potential to Replay U.K.'s 2022 Market Shock, CBO Warns

Bitcoin and gold may already be pricing in a crisis scenario. Both recently set new record highs amid an elevated interest-rates environment worldwide.

Debt, money, deadline (geralt/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin ETFs Snap Outflows Streak, Accumulate $15.4M

One analyst said quarter-end inflows could be stronger than usual.

Water, tap. (Arcaion/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Back in the Green

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 25, 2024.

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Is It Late 2020 All Over Again for Dogecoin?

Recent DOGE price developments are strikingly similar to those seen in late 2020 when the meme token bounced from a bear market to rally over 1,000% in early 2021.

DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)

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Nobody Wants to Sell BTC, Analyst Says as Bitcoin's On-Chain Activity Limps

Hardly any value is being moved on-chain, a sign nobody wants to sell, one analyst said.

Sunrise, boat (quangle/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin, Ether in the Green as Global Easing Cycle Begins

Over $100 million in bitcoin and ether shorts have been liquidated over the past 24 hours.

(CoinDesk Indicies)

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First Mover Americas: Fantom’s FTM Outperforms Market Ahead of Upgrade

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 22, 2024.

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Fantom’s FTM is the Best Performing Non-Meme Token of the Past 30 Days

Fantom's impending Sonic upgrade, expected to boost transaction processing speeds, may have galvanized investor interest in the cryptocurrency.

FTM's price. (CoinDesk)

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Frax Finance Targets $100B Value Locked in Singularity Roadmap

Frax's singularity roadmap has set a target of $100 billion in TVL for its layer 2 Fraxtal.

Frax Finance's Sam Kaizeman (Wikipedia)