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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The Ether Trade That Made the Most Noise Last Week

A so-called whale placed a large buy order for bearish put options tied to ether, seeking protection against an extended price slide to below $400 by the end of June.

Una orden de opciones bajistas de ether captó la atención de los participantes del mercado. (선인장 mustachescactus/Unsplash)

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El mercado de opciones de bitcoin y ether experimentó un movimiento mixto antes del informe de empleo en EE. UU.

Algunos traders compraron protección a la baja en bitcoin y ether, mientras otros desarrollaron estrategias que se benefician de un gran movimiento en cualquier dirección, le dijeron expertos a CoinDesk.

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First Mover Americas: Sam's Seeking to Keep Control of Robinhood Shares

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 6, 2023.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after returning to court In the Bahamas (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Case for Bitcoin Weakens as Global Stockpile of Sub-Zero Bond Yields Vanishes

Back in late 2020, analysts regularly cited the towering stockpile of negative-yielding debt as a source of bullish momentum for bitcoin.

Total negative-yielding bonds outstanding (Source: Bloomberg, Bianco Research)

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Bitcoin, Ether Options Market See Mixed Flow Ahead of US Jobs Report

Some traders have been buying downside protection in bitcoin and ether, while others are building strategies that profit from a big move in either direction, experts told CoinDesk.

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First Mover Americas: A Win for Celsius in Court

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 5, 2023.

Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Adoption (Shutterstock)

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Marex Issues Coinbase-Linked Structured Product Offering a 40% Coupon

Many investors see the crypto exchange gaining market share in the wake of rival FTX's collapse and prefer to express their view via structured products, Marex Solutions' Ilan Solot said.

Marex Solution's barrier reverse convertible linked to Coinbase's stock is a structured note offering a 40% coupon. (Alain Pham/Unsplash)

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Una dosis de “opio” de los años 70 para los alcistas de bitcoin

La inflación de Estados Unidos se desaceleró con un movimiento similar a la suba del índice de precios de finales de 1974, que representó un presagio de un repunte en el S&P 500, un indicador de referencia para los activos de riesgo. Sin embargo, algunos observadores notan una suba limitada para bitcoin.

La desaceleración de la inflación en los 70 predice los patrones de tendencia del mercado de hoy en día. (705847/Pixabay)

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El rango entre ether y bitcoin sigue una senda alcista tras la ruptura del patrón de triángulo

En las próximas semanas se podría registrar un repunte alcista de ether, dijo Lewis Harland, de Decentral Park.

(Jazella/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 4, 2023.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has plead not guilty to eight criminal charges. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)