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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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Treads Water Below $26K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 5, 2023.

BTC Sept. 05 2023 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Deribit Sees 17% Growth in Crypto Derivatives Trading Volume in August, Led by Options

Deribit registered an increase in crypto derivatives trading volume even as global activity declined by 12.1% to around $1.6 trillion.

Top crypto exchanges: monthly derivatives volume trends (Coingecko, Deribit)

Markets

The Relationship Between Bitcoin and Interest Rates Is Breaking Down: Arthur Hayes

The steepest Fed rate hike cycle in decades should have killed bitcoin and other risk assets, but a new relationship between the two are forming, Hayes argued in a Tuesday keynote at the ongoing Korea Blockchain Week.

Arthur Hayes at Korea Blockchain Week 2023. (Factblock)

Markets

Bitcoin Bulls Face Setback as Monthly Stochastic Indicator Turns Lower: Analyst

At the end of August, bitcoin confirmed an overbought downturn in its monthly stochastic, a signal that has previously marked market peaks.

The stochastic indicator is signaling a loss of upward momentum. (mark1657/Pixabay)

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Tech

Multibillion Dollar Oracle Tool Chronicle to Expand Outside of MakerDAO Ecosystem

Chronicle is said to safeguard over $5 billion in assets held on Maker by ensuring pricing data is in line with the general market.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hovers Below $26K; Stellar’s XLM Rallies

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept 4, 2023.

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Finance

Synthetix Posts 12.5% Gain Amid Binance Outflows, Bucks Bearish Bitcoin Trend

One newly-created wallet withdrew $7.7 million of SNX and $3.9 million of LPT to prompt the tokens to surge.

SNXUSD chart (TradingView)

Markets

Grayscale's Legal Win Versus SEC Makes Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval More Likely: JPMorgan

For the SEC to defend its denial of Grayscale’s proposal to convert GBTC into an ETF, it would have to withdraw its previous approval of futures-based bitcoin ETFs, which is unlikely, the report said.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Bitcoin's Use as Margin Collateral in Crypto Futures Trading Is Growing

Using BTC as collateral for a derivative is effectively a double whammy, according to analysts.

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Finance

LSE Group Plans to Offer Blockchain-Powered Market for Traditional Assets: Report

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is considering using a separate entity for the blockchain-based markets business, according to the Financial Times.

London, Big Ben (12019/Pixabay)