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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Litecoin Is Undervalued, Onchain Indicator Suggests

Litecoin has rallied nearly 31% so far this year, but is still trading at discounted prices, according to an onchain metric called the MVRV Z-score.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Litecoin Leaves Bitcoin and Ether Behind With Rally to One-Month High

Occasionally referred to as "silver to bitcoin's gold," Litecoin has chalked out a double-digit price rally over the past week.

Precio de litecoin. (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rebounds Amid Optimism on Debt-Ceiling

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

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Crypto Observers Decode Large Block Trade in Ether Options

The large ether options flow witnessed on Tuesday was a "calendar spread" strategy, Deribit's Luuk Strijers said.

Stock exchange, trading (geralt/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Axie Infinity Rallies After Apple App Store Debut

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

(AxieInfinity.com)

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Axie Infinity's Token Jumps 12% After Firm Lists Game on Apple App Store

The dollar valued locked in the open futures contracts tied to AXS has surged to highest since February, signaling an influx of new money into the market.

AXS token tops CoinDesk Indices' leaderboard (CoinDesk Indices)

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Bitcoin's Realized Price on Cusp of Flashing Major Bullish Signal

The crypto's realized price looks set to cross above the average on-chain acquisition price of long-term holders, indicating a prolonged bullish period ahead.

(Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin-Ether Correlation Weakest Since 2021, Hints at Regime Change in Crypto Market

As Ethereum has shifted from PoW to PoS, the economics of supply and demand underlying the two cryptocurrencies will continue to diverge, one observers said.

Correlación móvil de 30 días entre los precios del bitcoin y ether (Kaiko).

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First Mover Americas: MiCA Legislation Gets the Final Go-Ahead From EU Ministers

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

The EU is set to vote on MiCA. (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Holds Above 200-Week Average as Dollar Index Rallies Most Since February

Analysts expect the U.S. dollar to continue gaining ground in the near-term, keeping risk assets under pressure.

(Getty Images)