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: As Bitcoin and Ether Slide, Investors Bet on Ethereum Fork

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

The hot topic now is the upcoming Merge on the Ethereum network, and specifically, about the possibility of having a forked proof-of-work ETH and a proof-of-stake coin. (Riho Kroll/Unsplash)

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Ether's Deepest 'Backwardation' Since 2020 Crash Shows Traders Prepping for Ethereum PoW Split

Traders have been buying ETH in the spot market and selling ether futures to withstand volatility, creating the unusual dynamic.

Ether futures trade at a discount to spot prices ahead of the Merge. (LauraTara/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Passes $24K for First Time in August; Ethereum’s Buterin Shrugs Off Fork Talk

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

BTC climbed above $24,000 with volume levels around 310 million. (Daphné Be Frenchie/Unsplash)

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pSTAKE Announces stkBNB to Unlock Liquidity on Staked BNB Token

pSTAKE will allow users to stake any non-zero amount of BNB.

pSTAKE announces BNB liquid staking. (Momentmal/Pixabay)

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DeFi Protocol Voltz Could Bring 150% Interest Rate on Ether Deposits

As the Ethereum blockchain's Merge approaches, traders and venues are seeing the event as an opportunity to pocket fat yields – possibly signaling a renewed appetite for risk in crypto just months after its big market crash.

With memories still fresh from this year's crypto market crash, the Voltz protocol is already looking for ways to let traders use leverage to take more risk. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Rally Loses Steam After US Jobs Report

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 5, 2022.

Bitcoin witnessed some downside after a strong U.S. jobs report for July. (redcharlie/Unsplash)

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Meta's NFT Outreach Powers 38% Rally in FLOW Token

The dollar value of open positions in Binance-listed FLOW futures has increased by 345%, validating the price rally.

Meta will leverage the Flow blockchain as part of its NFT initative. (Tumisu/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Unaffected by Bank of England's Super-Size Interest-Rate Hike

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 4, 2022.

The Bank of England raised key interest rates by half a percentage point, and yet BTC appears to be unaffected. (KS KYUNG/Unsplash)

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CME to Roll Out Euro-Denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures on Aug. 29

The launch of the contracts could accelerate the ongoing institutionalization of the crypto market.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will soon offer euro-denominated bitcoin and ether futures contracts. (Source: 12019/Pixabay)

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Rare Signal Hinting at Bitcoin Price Bottom Emerges

Bitcoin's difficulty ribbon is compressing, hinting at miner capitulation and a market bottom.

Bitcoin's difficulty ribbon is compressing, indicating a bear market bottom. (ElyPenner/Pixabay)