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

The Invisible Hand Restricting Bitcoin and Ether Price Swings

Hedging activity of market makers, who are always on the opposite of investors' trade, seems to have kept prices rangebound of late.

Hombre y sombrero, sin rostro. (Tumisu)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls to $26K; Is $24K Next?

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 25, 2023.

Gráfico de índices del mercado de acciones subiendo y bajando. (Megamodifier/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Options Market Signals Weakness over 6 Months Amid Debt Ceiling Drama

The renewed bias for bitcoin puts is consistent with the increased demand for downside protection seen in the options market tied to S&P 500.

Tendencia de las opciones de compra a seis meses de bitcoin. (Amberdata)

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Bitcoin-Based ‘Space Pepes’ Led Weekly Trading Volumes Among NFT Collections

Bitcoin-based NFT collections have triumphed over Solana and Polygon-based offerings in recent weeks.

Space Pepes es la colección de NFT más comercializada. (Ordinals Wallet)

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Bitcoin's 'Ichimoku Cloud' Suggests Deeper Drop Toward $24K: Technical Analysis

Ichimoku Cloud, created by Japanese journalist Goichi Hosada in the 1960s, is widely used to gauge momentum and trend strength.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Dips Below $27K After Hot UK Inflation Report

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 24, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin Jumps to Key Price Resistance as Hong Kong Opens Crypto Trading for Retail Investors

The crypto's short-term outlook also may depend on the ongoing U.S. debt ceiling drama.

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First Mover Americas: Interest in Staking Ether Ramps Up

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 23, 2023.

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Number of Ether Staked Has Surged by 4.4 Million Since Shapella Upgrade

Staking refers to locking coins in the blockchain network in return for rewards.

The number of ether staked in the network has surged to a record high of 22.58 million. (Glassnode)

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Aave V2 Users Temporarily Unable to Access $120M on Polygon After Governance Bug

All funds remain safe and a governance proposal is underway to update the faulty strategy, developers said.

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