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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Bitcoin Price Volatility Likely to Stay Depressed After Fed Rate Decision

The Fed will announce its rate decision on Wednesday at 14:00 ET. The way bitcoin options are priced suggests the cryptocurrency may not move more than 3% by Friday.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a virtual press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Friend.tech Drives Up Coinbase’s Base Blockchain Activity

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 18, 2023.

Base's daily transaction hit record high (IntoTheBlock)

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Bitcoin Tops $27K a Week After Death Cross Formation With Fed Likely to Extend Rate Pause

The cryptocurrency is up nearly 8% since the ominous-sounding technical analysis pattern appeared on the daily price chart.

(CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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Crypto Whale Trades $150M in ETH Call Options, Trading Data Tracker Shows

The large flow was concentrated in the so-called out-of-the-money calls, indicating a bullish outlook on the second-largest cryptocurrency by market volume, according to Greeks.Live

(Todd Cravens/Unsplash)

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Ether Trading at 27% Discount to Fair Value, New Research Shows

Research firm RxR's blended Metcalfe law-centric valuation model, incorporating active user adoption of layer 2 scaling networks, suggests ether should trade at a market value of $275 billion.

Ether (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: Altcoins Lead Gains and Deutsche Bank to Explore Tokenization

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

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A Year After Ethereum Merge, Net Supply Down Nearly 300K Ether

The Merge marked the completion of Ethereum's transition to the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.

(Denys Nevozhai/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Bounce Puts Altcoin Bears at Risk

Bitcoin's bounce amid fears of FTX creditor liquidation might shake out altcoin bears, leading to a sharp rally in recently shorted tokens like solana.

BTC's price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: BTC Holds $26K; Hedera’s HBAR Jumps

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

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Bitcoin Onchain Data Show Bullish Undercurrents

The market may appear boring, but under the surface, the onchain data is quietly aligning in favor of the bulls.

BTC price, supply last active within the last month (Blockware Solutions, Glassnode)