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 Trades Flat; Vitalik Transfers $1M Ether to Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 21, 2023.

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Crypto Analysts Split on Why Ether Outperformed Bitcoin During Last Week's Slide

The ether-bitcoin ratio rose more than 2% past week. The gain is inconsistent with its record of taking losses during bouts of risk aversion.

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Bitcoin and U.S. Real Yield Reach Strongest Inverse Correlation Since April

Bitcoin fell over 10% last week as the yield on the 10-year inflation-indexed security rose to the highest since 2009.

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Scheduled Unlocks for LDO, AVAX, YGG Tokens Promise Busy Week Ahead

Research by The Tie show coins tend to drop in the days leading up to an unlock.

Los primeros inversores podrán vender una parte de sus tenencias. (Unsplash, modificada por CoinDesk)

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FTX Debtors Revise Settlement Proposal After Objection From U.S. Trustee

The latest proposal will see the debtors include the U.S. Trustee as a noticed party and reduce the maximum settled value for claims from the earlier $10 million to $7 million.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Perpetual Funding Rates Crash as Price Slide Puts Short Volatility Bets at Risk

Funding rates tanked on several exchanges, indicating a steep discount in bitcoin perpetual futures.

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Crypto Investors Can Now Trade XRP Options on BIT Exchange

XRP is the world's fifth largest cryptocurrency, boasting a market capitalization of $30.88 billion at press time.

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

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Bitcoin's 2023 Bullish Trendline in Focus as Traders Search for Directional Clues

A bullish trendline is a an upward-sloping diagonal line connecting two or more higher price lows.

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Bitcoin Plunges 9%, Sank Below $25K on Binance as August Turns Very Ugly

A boring August has turned into a bloodbath. Two-thirds of leveraged funds' positions are short, one observer said, noting the bearish bias of sophisticated traders.

BTC's price sank (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Vapid, Gold Weakens as Russian Ruble and Argentinian Peso Crash

The latest crash in ruble and peso represents reveal cracks in the global market, per one observer. Still, perceived safe havens like bitcoin and gold remain under pressure.

Crypto carnage could be warning sign for equities (Getty Images)