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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Bitcoin’s Bullish Trajectory Intact, but December Jump to $100K Looks Unlikely: Analysts

With the end of the year approaching, most investors will probably liquidate positions to present decent annual performances, one observer said.

(Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

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Large Traders Dominate DEXs as High Ethereum Fees Keep Retail Investors at Bay

The average trade size on Curve Finance ranges from $500,000 to $1 million, according to Kaiko.

DEXs process greater number of large-sized deals than CEXs do. (Kaiko)

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Stacks Network’s STX Token Jumps 50% as Bitcoin Struggles Amid Seesawing Fed Rate-Hike Bets

Some believe Jack Dorsey’s exit at Twitter may be a reason for STX’s surge.

STX tops $3 even as bitcoin stagnates

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Bitcoin’s 6-Month ‘Put-Call Skew’ Flips Bearish for First Time Since May

Participants may be hedging long positions or taking outright bearish bets on bitcoin.

Bitcoin's 6-month skew shows put bias for the first time since the crash of May

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Bitcoin Back on the Defensive as Moderna CEO Warns of Reduced Vaccine Efficacy, Exchange Inflows Eyed

Bitcoin slipped 2.5%, hitting lows of under $56,000, while the futures tied to the S&P 500 declined by 1.2%.

coronavirus vaccine (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin supera los $58.000 con la atención puesta en Ómicron y el discurso del presidente de la Fed

Existe un consenso en el mercado de que los bancos centrales y los gobiernos intervendrían rápidamente con más estímulos si los precios de los activos se desplomaran ante posibles confinamientos en las principales economías.

Gráfico por horas de la cotización de bitcoin el 29 de noviembre (TradingView)

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Bitcoin Tops $58K With Focus on Omicron and Fed’s Powell Speech

Bitcoin is largely being grouped with other risk assets at the moment, one observer said.

Gráfico por horas de la cotización de bitcoin el 29 de noviembre (TradingView)

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DeFi Protocol Omicron’s Token Jumps 10-Fold After Namesake COVID Variant Emerges

OMIC’s surge is perhaps an evidence of peak irrationality.

OMIC's price rallies on Nov. 29 as WHO names new COVID variant as Omicron (Crypto.com)

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Goldman Says Fed May Accelerate Tapering in January: Report

The new projection means the asset purchase program would end in March.

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Slips to $55K as Renewed COVID Concerns Jolt Traditional Markets

The cryptocurrency appeared set for a breakout above $60,000 after Thursday’s rise, but COVID fears played spoilsport.

Bitcoin drops below $58,000 on Nov. 26 amid growing covid fears (CoinDesk, highcharts.com)