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

Sticky Liquidity in DOGE and SHIB Suggests Meme Tokens Have Staying Power

Increases in trading volume, coupled with market depth, for DOGE and SHIB suggests meme tokens, often criticized for lacking utility, are here to stay, according to FalconX.

A physical representation of doge and shiba inu token. (Kevin_Y/Pixabay)

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Gold-Backed PAXG Token Spikes to $2.9K Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Bitcoin traded at a perfect negative correlation to PAXG in a sign of weak demand as a geopolitical hedge, according to one observer.

PAXG's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC Holds Stable at $70K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 12, 2024.

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Bitcoin Cash Sends Bitcoin Traders Warning Sign About Halving

Bitcoin cash has been seen a proxy for the upcoming halving of rewards on the Bitcoin blockchain.

BCH's price chart. (CoinDesk)

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Hong Kong-Listed Bitcoin ETFs Could Unlock Up to $25B in Demand, Crypto Firm Says

Singapore-based Matrixport expects mainland Chinese investors to move billions into potential Hong Kong-listed spot BTC ETFs through the Stock Connect program.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Uniswap's Token Slides on SEC Lawsuit

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 11, 2024.

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Stablecoins Are Beneficial to U.S. Economy, Tether's Custodian Says

Stablecoins boost demand for U.S. Treasury notes, Howard Lutnick, the CEO of Tether custodian Cantor Fitzgerald, said.

Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald's chairman and CEO

Markets

Here's What the Bitcoin Options Market Says About Halving

The halving, due on April 20, will reduce the per-block bitcoin emission to 3.12 BTC from 6.25 BTC, slowing the pace of supply expansion by 50%.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

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Bitcoin is Pricing in Two Fed Rate Cuts for 2024, Trader Says

Quantitive trading firm Pythagoras sees risk assets pricing in two, not three Fed rate cuts for 2024 as bitcoin holds steady in Asia.

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First Mover Americas: Meme Coin Indexes Are Here

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 10, 2024.

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