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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These 4 Charts on Households' Finances Explain Bitcoin's Lull

Mainstream interest in the crypto market remains low as key economic indicators show continued decline in the disposable income of the U.S. households.

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First Mover Americas: Altcoin Crash May Be on the Cards

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 12, 2023.

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Bitcoin Price-Volatility Correlation Turns Negative Again as Crypto Traders Eye FTX Liquidations

The shift from positive correlation comes amid concerns the looming $3 billion FTX liquidations will crater the crypto market.

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One Year After Trudeau's Bitcoin Warning, BTC Still Beat Inflation and S&P 500

Despite bitcoin’s tumultuous year, the world’s largest digital asset proved to be a reliable hedge against inflation. And a number of Liberal MPs own it.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a 2017 Pride Parade (Joy Real/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Short Squeeze Lifts Prices Back to $26K

A short squeeze refers to a price rally driven by an unwinding of bearish bets.

Bitcoin's price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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Bitcoin Halving Is Nice, but Kickstarting Bull Run Requires Fiat Money Supply Growth

While bulls point to next year's halving as a bull catalyst, any sizable uptrend is likely contingent on major central banks boosting their year-on-year M2 money supply growth rates, past data show.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Shows Signs of Life

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 8, 2023.

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U.S. Interest Rates High Enough to Tame Inflation, Avoid Recession: Chicago Fed

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago economists predict low inflation and a resilient economy, a potential goldilocks scenario for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

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11,196 Years Jail Sentence for Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex

Thodex was one of Turkey's largest crypto exchanges before it suddenly went offline in April 2021 and Özer went missing.

Istanbul, Turkey image via Sabino Parente/Shutterstock

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First Mover Americas: Crypto Trading Volume Hits 4-Year Low

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 7, 2023.

Crypto monthly spot vs derivatives trading volume (CCData)

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