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: Bitcoin Soars to Highest Level Since August

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 16, 2023.

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Bitcoin Primed to Rally to $56K as Nasdaq Breaks Out of Bull Flag, Chart Analyst Says

The analyst, who correctly predicted the late 2020 bull run, said 2023 could be a surprisingly good year for both crypto and equities.

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First Mover Americas: Lido DAO’s Governance Token Jumps 17%

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 15, 2023.

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Explaining the Disconnect Between Bitcoin and Treasury Yields Post-US Inflation Data

Bitcoin and technology stocks rose Tuesday even as a hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI figure revived Fed angst and lifted Treasury yields.

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Investors Rush to Tether as Paxos' BUSD Faces Regulatory Heat, Curve Liquidity Pools Show

Investors are fleeing the Paxos-issued stablecoin even though the firm gave assurances it is fully backed and will be wound down in an orderly manner, one observer said.

Acción regulatoria contra BUSD provoca que los inversores se trasladen a tether. (Brian Merrill/Pixabay)

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Stablecoin Lender Liquity's LQTY Token Surges 45% as New York Regulator Goes After Paxos' BUSD

Traders look more closely at decentralized censorship-resistant stablecoin lending protocols like Liquity in the wake of regulatory action on Paxos' centralized dollar-pegged cryptocurrency BUSD.

Liquity's LQTY token jumped 45% on Monday. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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BUSD pierde su paridad con tether después de que el regulador de Nueva York ordenara a Paxos que deje de crear nuevos tokens

Los traders parecen estar moviéndose desde la stablecoin BUSD de Paxos a tether.

BUSD cotiza con un descuento frente a su rival tether en Binance. (Kaiko)

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BUSD Depegs From Rival Stablecoin Tether After New York Regulator Tells Paxos to Stop Minting New Tokens

Traders seem to be migrating from Paxos' BUSD stablecoin to tether.

BUSD cotiza con un descuento frente a su rival tether en Binance. (Kaiko)

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Correlation Between Crypto Market and Nasdaq Turns Positive Ahead of US CPI Release

Observers expect Tuesday's U.S. CPI report to show continued disinflation in the world's largest economy.

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Bitcoin Market Sentiment Is Most Bullish in 14 Months With US Jobs Report Due

The cost of holding a bullish long position in perpetual futures tied to bitcoin has jumped to the highest since the dizzy bull market days of late 2021.

The difference between prices in perpetual futures and the spot market has flipped positive in a sign of renewed bullish sentiment. (Glassnode)