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 Busts Through $26K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 17, 2023.

Up Arrows (Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Breakout Puts $28K in View

The cryptocurrency's swift move above a resistance level dating back to August 2022 has strengthened the case for a continued rally.

Gráfico diario de bitcoin muestra un quiebre alcista. (Matrixport)

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Crypto Twitter Thinks the Fed's $297B Balance Sheet Expansion Is 'QE', but It's Not

According to some observers, the latest expansion in the central bank's balance sheet is not outrightly stimulative like the one seen following the coronavirus-induced crash of 2020.

Fed's balance sheet (Fred.stlouisfed.org)

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First Mover Americas: Investors Pull Coins From Bitcoin Funds

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 16, 2023.

Investors have been pulling coins from bitcoin funds. (ByteTree Asset Management)

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Bitcoin Held in Funds Drops to Lowest Since October 2021, ByteTree Data Shows

Wealth management industry globally is very light in both bitcoin and gold, one observer said.

Bitcoin funds (ByteTree)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls Back to Below $25K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 15, 2023.

Bitcoin's 24-hour price chart

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Bitcoin Options Market Still Afraid of USDC Volatility

The options market is still valuing options that settle in the underlying rather than in USDC at a relative premium because of concerns of another depeg, one observer said.

(Archive)

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Ethereum's Network-to-Value Ratio Slides to 3-Month Low as ETH Rallies 20%

The widely tracked ratio measures ether's market capitalization in relation to the value of on-chain transactions processed on the Ethereum network.

Ether trades at compelling valuations. (Glassnode)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hits 9-Month High

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 14, 2023.

Bitcoin is pointing up. (Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Hits Highest Level in 22 Months as Bank Failures Breed Volatility

Traders seek options to hedge against market volatility as U.S. bank failures triggered sharp repricing of interest rate expectations.

Bitcoin's 24-hour trading volume surges amid market volatility. (Amberdata)