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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Marchés

Bitcoin Could Hit $69K by Mid-2024 as It Enters Acceleration Phase, Analyst Says

BTC prices have doubled this year amid a spot ETF push by prominent traditional finance firms.

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Technologies

Ethereum Fees Briefly Jumped to $100 After BlackRock’s ETH ETF Filing

Fees spiked to as high as 270 gwei late on Thursday, the data shows, temporarily touching a level last seen in June 2022.

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Juridique

UBS Group’s Wealthy Clients Can Now Trade Some Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong: Bloomberg

The news comes a day after HSBC, one of the world's largest banks, said it plans to start a digital-assets custody service for institutional clients.

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Marchés

Bitcoin ETF Excitement Drives Wall Street Giant CME Above Binance in BTC Futures Rankings

CME's rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted.

Top exchanges by bitcoin futures open interest (CoinGlass)

Publicité

Marchés

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $37K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 9, 2023.

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Marchés

Exploring The Two 'Overlooked' Bullish Tailwinds for Bitcoin

As the spot ETF narrative hogs the limelight, the U.S. Treasury's recent decision to slow the pace of bond sales and worsening economic and geopolitical issues silently support the bullish case in bitcoin.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

Marchés

Bitcoin Call Skew Hints at Further Price Rise as Spot ETF Optimism Energizes BTC

The one-month call-put skew has risen above 10%, indicating a strongest bullish bias in 31 months.

Bitcoin one-month call-put skew (Amberdata)

Juridique

India's Central Bureau of Investigation Appoints Liminal to Manage Seized Digital Assets

Liminal has already supported the CBI in an operation by assembling a specialized team to safely store seized assets.

New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Publicité

Marchés

ARK Snaps Up $9.5M HOOD Shares Day After Robinhood Announces European Expansion

The fund continues to sell GBTC as shares have rallied 235% this year, outperforming bitcoin and traditional risk assets.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Marchés

First Mover Americas: Binance Unveils Self-Custody Wallet

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 8, 2023.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

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