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: Ether Options Tilting Bearish

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 10, 2023.

(Mark Miller/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Faces Low Risk of 'Liquidations-Induced' Price Volatility After 70% Surge

Liquidations refer to the forced closure of bullish long and bearish short positions in leveraged perpetual futures markets. They often exacerbate price moves.

(Pixabay)

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Stablecoin Tether's Market Capitalization Nears Record High of $83B

The market cap has increased by 20% this year mainly on account of aggressive issuance on Ethereum's rival, Tron.

Market cap of bitcoin and tether (Matrixport Technologies)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Buckles the Day Before U.S. Jobs Report

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 6, 2023.

(Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's Tight Correlation With Nasdaq-SPX Ratio Muddies Safe-Haven Narrative

Bitcoin continues to move in lockstep with the Nasdaq to S&P 500 ratio. The positive correlation suggests the cryptocurrency is still a risky asset.

(rihaij/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Ether Rising Ahead of Upgrade

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

Ether's 24-hour price chart

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Bitcoin's Spot-to-Derivatives Trading Volume Ratio Slides to Lowest in 11 Months

The decline indicates renewed risk appetite in the crypto market.

Relación entre el volumen de trading al contado y de derivados de bitcoin. (CryptoQuant)

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Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade Could Bring $2.4B Selling Pressure to Ether: Observers

The 1 million instantly withdrawable ether has become a point of concern for the market.

Pressure (Efraimstochter/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Dogecoin Pops on New Twitter Logo

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

Dogecoin is surging after Twitter changed its logo to the Shiba Inu image that's a symbol of DOGE. (Twitter)

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Ether Rallies to 8-Month High, Gains Ground Against Bitcoin

"ETH looks to regain ground against BTC as part of a broader capital rotation play," one observer said.

Cotización de ether. (CoinDesk)