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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AVAX cae 11% luego de que Avalanche fuera acusada de pagar abogados para dañar a la competencia

El director ejecutivo de Ava Labs rechazó la acusación como una "teoría conspirativa sin sentido".

Un informante anónimo asegura que Avalanche pagó a sus abogados para dañar a la competencia. (Activedia/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces to $20K as Dollar Recedes From 20-Year High; Equity Futures Slide

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 29, 2022.

The markets are experiencing a lot of movement. (Thiébaud Faix/Unsplash)

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Crypto Coin AVAX Drops 11% After Self-Described Whistleblower Says Avalanche Weaponized Litigation Against Rivals

Ava Labs CEO rejected the accusation as "conspiracy theory nonsense."

Un informante anónimo asegura que Avalanche pagó a sus abogados para dañar a la competencia. (Activedia/Pixabay)

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Aumenta el trading de opciones que apuestan a la volatilidad de ether antes de la fusión

Los traders están apostando al strangle largo de ether, lo que implica comprar contratos de opciones tanto alcistas como bajistas.

Traders de ether están comprando contratos de opciones tanto alcistas como bajistas antes de la fusión. (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin in Stasis Ahead of Powell Speech; Coinbase's cbETH Trades At Discount to Ether

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 26, 2022.

Coinbase's cbETH traded at a discount of around 8% to the spot price. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

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Large Ether Traders Position for Volatility Spike as Merge Draws Near

Block traders are buying ether strangles, which involves buying both bullish and bearish option contracts.

Traders de ether están comprando contratos de opciones tanto alcistas como bajistas antes de la fusión. (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Gains Stall at $22K as Markets Await Powell at Jackson Hole

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 25, 2022.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will speak Friday at the Fed's annual meeting here. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin's Pre-Jackson Hole Decline Leaves Room for 'Buy the Fact' Bounce

"No matter what Powell says or the Fed does, the market insists on reading/hearing him dovish," one observer said.

Bitcoin may regain poise after Powell speech (bbeavis/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Ether Outperforms Bitcoin; CME BTC Futures Hit a Huge Discount to Spot Prices

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 24, 2022.

(John Gress/Getty Images)

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Anomalous Ether Futures Pricing Condition Is Likely to Revert After the Merge

"The current state of backwardation reflects the general market view that ETH will fall following the Merge, but this could be short-lived," one observer said.

Crypto trading platform Talos announced three new hires to senior roles. (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)