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 Volatility Likely as Options Worth $4B Expire on Friday

Market makers selling the options may need to buy more bitcoin in the spot market to cover their positions if the cryptocurrency rises further.

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Open Interest in XRP Surges to $800M as Crypto Traders Hope Ripple-SEC Verdict Will Bring 'Alt Season'

If the court rules that XRP is a security, it would mean the same for other alternative cryptocurrencies and subject the broader market to stringent supervision.

El interés abierto en los futuros de XRP alcanzó su nivel más alto desde diciembre de 2021. (Coinglass)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Up 70% This Year, Rebounds Past $28K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 29, 2023.

Bitcoin is up over 70% this year.

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Bitcoin Heads for Best Quarter in 2 Years, Outperforms Ether, Gold, Nasdaq

One observer said poor order book depth is primarily responsible for the rally, while others pointed to the cryptocurrency's sound money appeal and Fed pivot speculation as bigger catalysts.

Bitcoin subió más de 70% este año. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops on CFTC’s Suit vs. Binance

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 28, 2023.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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CFTC-Binance Lawsuit Could Worsen Crypto Market Liquidity, Pull Bitcoin Down to $25K: Observers

Low liquidity means a wave of buy or sell orders can have an outsized impact on bitcoin's market price.

Grayscale's GBTC has lower liquidity than some rival bitcoin ETFs. (roegger/Pixabay)

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Crypto Pundits Romance the Hyperinflation and Dollar Death Narrative. Is It a Real Scare?

Coinbase's former CTO, among others, has predicted that bitcoin will reach $1 million as the dollar fades, but these doomsayers are ignoring other historical precedents.

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Here's Why Crypto Traders Should Be Attentive to 'De-Inversion' of Treasury Yield Curve

The Treasury curve suggests the widely anticipated U.S. economic recession is near. Historically, the signal has brought pain to risk assets.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Clings to $28K as Turbulent Week Draws to Close

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 24, 2023.

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First Mover Americas: SEC Warns Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 23, 2023.

Coinbase (COIN) reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday and is expected to post strong numbers as trading volume picked up in the last few months of the year. (Piggybank/Unsplash)