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's Implied Volatility Gauge Tops Ether for Record 20 Straight Days

The spread between dominant crypto options exchange Deribit's forward-looking 30-day implied volatility index for ether (ETH DVOL) and bitcoin (BTC DVOL) has been consistently negative since Sept. 7.

La volatilidad de bitcoin y ether está haciendo tambalear tanto a alcistas como bajistas. (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Coinbase Registers With Central Bank of Spain

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 26, 2023.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Markets

Ether Flashes Bullish 'DeMark' Signal, Technical Analysis Suggests

DeMark indicators help market participants gauge potential inflection points in market trends and are quite popular among traders.

Ether's price chart (CoinDesk/TradingView)

Markets

Crypto Funds Could Manage as Much as $650B Within 5 Years, Bernstein Says

The crypto industry is expected to transition into a formal, regulated asset management industry from a ‘cottage industry’ with $50 billion of assets, the report said.

(Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images)

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World May Not Be Ready for U.S. Interest Rate at 7%, JPMorgan CEO Says

U.S. rates at 7% could push the U.S. economy into a recession, triggering risk aversion in financial markets.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Aptos Rallies While Major Cryptos Trade Lower

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 25, 2023.

Aptos 24-hour price chart. (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Traders Brace for Nearly $5B Bitcoin and Ether Options Expiry

Options are derivatives that give the purchaser the right to buy or sell the underlying at a pre-determined price at a later date. Quarterly options settlements are closely watched by traders.

Bitcoin options open interest by strike with max pain level. (Deribit)

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Bitcoin and S&P 500 Eye Quarterly Loss as Bonds Look Most Attractive Since 2009

Relative attractiveness of bonds means less incentive to invest in bitcoin. The leading cryptocurrency is considered a zero-yielding risk asset, by some observers.

Balance (Roman Kraft/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Vapid; Toncoin Leads Weekly Gains

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 22, 2023.

(Messari)

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Dogecoin Beats Bitcoin in Price Stability Amid Crypto Trading Lull

DOGE's new-found stability reflects lack of investor interest in trading alternative cryptocurrencies.

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