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: Is Bitcoin Rallying Ahead of Schedule?

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 1, 2024.

Bitcoin call-put skews

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Bitcoin Bulls Just Joining the Rally Are Very Late to the Party, Analyst Says

Never before has the RSI been this overbought alongside an above-$60,000 bitcoin price, analysts at The Market Ear explained.

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First Mover Americas: BTC Volatility Spikes, Crypto Derivatives Volume Surges

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 29, 2024.

Crypto derivatives trading volume. (Laevitas)

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Crypto Miners Still Selling Their Bitcoin as Reward Halving Looms, Blockchain Data Show

The number of bitcoin held in wallets tied to miners has dropped to the lowest since mid-2021.

New and old bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia.

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Bitcoin Logs Biggest Single-Day Gain Since October, Market-Neutral Bets Yield 3x U.S. Treasury Notes

The attractive yield on the market-neutral cash and carry trade could draw more money to the crypto market.

Bulls running through a street. (Shutterstock)

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First Mover Americas: PEPE, Not BTC, Is The Top Trending Token

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 28, 2024.

Top trend coins on social media (Santiment)

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Crypto Traders Hedge Bitcoin Rally After 40% Rise in 4 Weeks, Options Data Show

Some traders have started buying puts to protect against a potential correction, according to Greeks.Live.

A trading chart on a computer. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Falling Bitcoin-Ether Spread is Music to Altcoin Traders' Ears

The funding rate spread has collapsed, indicating increased appetite by traders to speculate further out on the risk curve.

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Senator Warren Hits Out at Crypto Again, Says Industry Needs to Follow the Same Rules as TradFi

Warren reiterated her disdain for the industry in an interview.

Elizabeth Warren (Courtesy of Sen. Elizabeth Warren)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin’s Bitfinex-Led Surge

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 27, 2024.

Bitcoin price chart. (CoinDesk)

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