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: Bitcoin Holds Stable as ETF Outflows Increase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 26, 2024.

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The Key to Reviving Bitcoin Bull Run Is the U.S. Treasury’s Refunding Announcement

Risk assets will likely rally if the TGA estimate is maintained at or lowered from the current $750 billion, one observer said.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at American University (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below $64K, Ether Falls

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 25, 2024.

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Stablecoins, U.S. Government Debt More Important Than Bitcoin ETF Inflows, Crypto Analysts Says

Potential de-inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve could weigh over the crypto market, one observer said.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Snaps 71-Day Inflow Streak, Data Show

Inflows have slowed this month, taking the wind out of the bitcoin bull run.

BlackRock is one of the big-name providers offering a spot bitcoin ETF. (Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

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Renzo Restaked ETH Suffers a Brief Crash on Uniswap

The sell-off was likely catalyzed by users looking to reclaim their ETH in low liquidity conditions and large liquidations of ezETH-collateralized positions.

ezETH's price on Uniswap (DEXscreener)

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First Mover Americas: Hedera's HBAR Soars on Mistaken BlackRock Link

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 24, 2024.

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Number of Stablecoin Holders Nears 100M Mark, Data Show

The number of addresses holding stablecoins has risen 15% this year, according to data source rwa.xyz.

The supply of stablecoins USDT and USDC  grew by $10 billion in a month, 10x research noted. (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Bulls Pin Hopes on Weaker Dollar to Extend Rally

Some banks, however, foresee a continued dollar strength on the back of divergent interest rate expectations and the threat of U.S. tariffs.

Close up of two dollar notes. (engin akyurt/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin, Ether Coil as Crypto Traders in Limbo After Halving

Investors are still gauging macroeconomic factors, one observer said.

(CoinDesk Indices)

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