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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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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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Settles Above $67K After Biden Drops Out

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

BTC price, FMA July 22 2024 (CoinDesk)

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HNT Token Beats Bitcoin With 40% Surge as Helium Mobile's Subscriber Count Tops 100K

HNT is the second-best performing token of the past seven days.

HNT's price rally. (Coingecko)

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Bitcoin Traders Brace for 'Fat Tails' as Focus Shifts to Trump's Nashville Bitcoin Conference Speech

Speculation is high that Trump will announce a bigger role for BTC in the financial system, triggering a parabolic rise in the cryptocurrency's price, one observer said.

Donald Trump's recent crypto embrace means solana ETFs might have a shot if he becomes president again. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Below $65K Following Wednesday's Drop

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 18, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 18 2024 (CoinDesk)

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WazirX Hack Sends SHIB, WRX Tumbling as Bitcoin, Tether Trade at Massive Discount

Most coins, including market leader bitcoin and USDT, are trading at a significant discount on WazirX.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

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Profit-Making Crypto Address Makes $16M Investment in BTC

The address has made $30 million in trading profits in the past 12 months, according to Lookonchain.

16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bulls Eye $70K After Return to $66K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 17, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 17 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Rotation Out of Mega-Cap U.S. Stocks Could Provide Tailwind for Cryptocurrencies, Marex Solutions Says

Wall Street investors are deserting mega-cap stocks and piling into small caps amid cooling inflation and strengthening signs of a Fed interest-rate cut.

Stock rotation on crypto and mag 7 (Peggy_Marco/Pixabay)

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Deribit's New Bitcoin, Ether Options Tied to U.S. Elections Get Thumbs Up From Crypto Traders

Traders said these options will help define risk and protect capital from expected volatility in the lead-up to and following the binary event.

Monument, president. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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