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 Tumbles Below $22K on Higher-Than-Expected US Inflation

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 13, 2022.

(Luismi Sánchez/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Hits 3-Week High on Dollar Weakness, But TradFi Firms Retain Bullish Bias on Greenback

Investment banks like UBS and ING expect the dollar to remain supported over the near term.

The dollar may soon rebound, capping gains in bitcoin. (pasja1000/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Countdown's On for Ethereum Merge, but Price Is Slipping Versus Bitcoin

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 12, 2022.

ETH's rally once again foreshadowed a market-wide dip on Monday (Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash)

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Ether Lags Bitcoin as Ethereum Merge Nears; Here's Why

With the ETH/BTC ratio trading at previous highs, some have started to unwind their long ETH/short BTC trade, one researcher said.

Bitcoin and ether's gains this year are now roughly neck and neck. (Ralfs Blumbergs/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin registra el mayor aumento en 6 meses con la esperanza de un recorte de tasas para el 2023

ING espera que haya un recorte de tasas en junio de 2023 seguido de una mayor flexibilización en la segunda mitad del año.

Bitcoin se dispara 7% a medida que las expectativas de inflación disminuyen. (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Jumps Most in Six Months, as 'Powell Pivot' Speculation Returns

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 9, 2022.

The leading cryptocurrency by market value jumped 8.6% to $20,997. (Marc Najera/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Jumps Most in 6 Months as Hopes for 2023 Rate Cut Persist

ING expects a rate cut in June 2023 followed by further easing in the second half of the year.

Bitcoin se dispara 7% a medida que las expectativas de inflación disminuyen. (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Back Over $19K as ECB Goes for Record Interest-Rate Hike

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 8, 2022.

European Central Bank officials laid out objectives for its retail digital euro as its two-year CBDC experiment continues. (Raimund Linke/ Getty)

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Ethereum Merge May Not Be Immediately Deflationary, Crypto Trading Firm QCP Says

While the Merge is likely to cause a reduction in ether's supply, making it a deflationary asset, low network usage may delay the expected bullish effect.

Crypto winter may delay ether's anticipated post-Merge evolution as a deflationary asset (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin: las apuestas son bajistas mientras los futuros alcanzan un nivel récord

La cantidad de contratos activos de futuros y perpetuos de bitcoin alcanza un nuevo récord y los traders ya están pagando por nuevas caídas de precios en un mercado que ya es bajista.

El mercado de futuros de bitcoin se inclina hacia la baja. (Unsplash)