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.

Omkar Godbole

Latest from Omkar Godbole


Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Advertisement

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Market Trades in the Green Despite Hacks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 3, 2022.

Even with multiple hacks this week, the crypto market traded mostly in the green on Wednesday morning. (Nicholas Stanley/Unsplash)

Markets

Solana's SOL Token Holds Price Support Despite Hack

Early Wednesday, an unknown attacker drained at least $5 million of SOL and other tokens from Solana digital wallets.

SOL drops as a hacker drains millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies from Solana digital wallets. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether's Failure to Break Through 100-Day Price Average Clouds Bullish Outlook

The cryptocurrency's trajectory is suddenly in doubt after it failed to push past a key technical threshold on price charts.

Clouds have suddenly appeared on ether's price chart, darkening the outlook. (Gustave Courbet/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC, ETH Drop Amid Geopolitical Tensions

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 2, 2022.

With heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington, BTC, ETH and the rest of global markets fell. (James Allen/Unsplash)

Advertisement

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Slump as US House Speaker Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Weakens Risk Sentiment

"There will be serious consequences if Pelosi visits Taiwan," China's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. But geopolitical tensions are hard to predict and often trigger knee-jerk reactions in risk assets.

Nancy Pelosi is slated to land in Taiwan later Tuesday, according to local media reports. (Source: harryho34/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether supera por primera vez a bitcoin en el mercado de opciones

La relación put-call de ether ha caído a un mínimo anual, lo que indica un impulso alcista, dijo Luuk Strijers, de Deribit.

Ether superó a bitcoin por primera vez en el mercado de opciones. (Glassnode)