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-Bridged to Avalanche Reaches Record Daily Mint of Over 2K BTC

Half of the BTC.b minted on Thursday have been moved to BENQI Finance, an Avalanche-based decentralized finance protocol.

Interest in bridging BTC to Avalanche continues to swell. (Matthew Lancaster/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Long Liquidations Hit Highest Level Since August

Centralized exchanges liquidated bullish long futures worth over $62 million during the early Asian hours.

Bitcoin's long liquidations (Glassnode)

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First Mover Americas: Stacks' Token Starts March With a Bang

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 1, 2023.

Policymakers will need to address financial stability risks, JPMorgan said. (Colton Sturgeon/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Jumps 4% as Upbeat China Manufacturing Data Improves Risk Appetite

The cryptocurrency's Wednesday bounce is consistent with the recent trend of Asian flows leading the market strength.

Bitcoin estuvo a punto de alcanzar los US$24.000 en las primeras horas del miércoles. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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Crypto Options Exchange Deribit to Offer Bitcoin Volatility Futures

Futures tied to Deribit's bitcoin volatility index, DVOL, will go live at the end of March.

(AhmadArdity/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin at Risk of Deeper Pullback Toward $20K: Chart Analysts

The decline could come after the price failed to break through a key resistance level of $25,200.

According to market technicians, bitcoin's price may step down to $20,000. (AT/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Liquity's Token Leaps on Binance Listing

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

La baja liquidez significa que las grandes órdenes pueden afectar significativamente los precios. (qimono/Pixabay)

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Crypto Traders Worried About Liquidity Thinning in Bitcoin and Ether

Liquidity conditions in BTC and ETH markets are at their worst level since the collapse of Terra in May 2022

Thin liquidity has traders worried about sudden bitcoin price volatility. (m./unsplash)

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STX Perpetual Futures Open Interest Doubles to $80M as Traders Take Shorts

One analyst suspects traders are betting there isn't a follow-up to Bitcoin NFTs and the STX run is a flash in the pan.

STX open interest surges as the token rallies to a 10-month high (Coinglass)

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First Mover Americas: Betting Against Bitcoin Was Popular Move Last Week

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 27, 2023.

(Duncan Nicholls and Simon Webb/Getty Images)