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Omkar Godbole

Managing Editor, Markets

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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Bottom Fishing in Bitcoin? Here Are the Key Signs To Watch for

Savvy traders are looking for signs of capitulation in the spot and perpetual futures market, and renewed demand for calls when calling market bottom and trend reversal higher.

Investors bottom fishing (Robson Hatsukami Morgan, Unsplash)

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China's Currency Woes to Weigh on Bitcoin: Crypto Observer

Measures taken by the People's Bank of China to cushion yuan against the stock market slide could weigh over bitcoin's price.

16:9 Crop: Shanghai, China (Li Yang / Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Solana, Cardano Lead Losses as Market Starts Week in the Red

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 22, 2024.

CD20 Jan. 22 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Trading Volume on Proshares Bitcoin ETF Tanks 75% as Focus Shifts to Spot ETFs

Observers said BITO will remain an integral part of the market as a hedging instrument for authorized participants associated with the recently launched spot ETFs.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.
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Terraform Labs Declares Bankruptcy in Delaware

Terraform Labs recently lost a case when a U.S. judge ruled that LUNA and MIR are securities, and is currently facing a class action lawsuit in Singapore.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)

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Bullish Bitcoin Bets Rise as Implied Volatility Slides

Some traders bought bitcoin calls at strikes $45,000 and $46,000 during Thursday's U.S. trading hours, according to over-the-counter institutional cryptocurrency trading network Paradigm.

(Hans Eiskonen/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slips Over 15% Since ETF Approval

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 19, 2024.

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No More Than 50% Chance of Spot Ether ETF Approval By May, JPMorgan Says

Lawsuits against crypto exchanges offering staking services for proof-of-stake blockchains, including Ethereum, make approval of a spot ether ETF more challenging until these cases are resolved, the investment bank said.

Exchange-traded fund (viarami/Pixabay)
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Ether Could Soar in 2024 on the Back of Dencun Upgrade, ETF Narrative: Analysts

The ether- bitcoin ratio has risen 19% in the first three weeks of the year, taking back part of last year's 25% slide.

Hot air baloon (A_Different_Perspective/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: dYdX Beats Uniswap, Bitcoin Outlook Dour

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 18, 2024.

Hands on a laptop keyboard with a screen showing charts and prices (Unsplash, Kanchanara)
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