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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First Mover Americas: Landmark Crypto Laws Pass in Europe

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 20, 2023.

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Radix's XRD Token Beats Wider Crypto Market With 176% Surge in a Month

The XRD price reached a 12-month high of $0.15 on Tuesday.

(Messari)

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Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Adding Zero-Fee Spot Trading

The availability of the spot market means traders no longer have to go elsewhere to exchange major cryptocurrencies and can set up multi-leg complex strategies at one place.

(Deribit)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slides Toward $29K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 19, 2023.

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Institutions Flock to Ether After Shapella Upgrade

Open interest in CME futures has risen to the highest level since March 2022, indicating an influx of institutional traders to the crypto market.

Interés abierto y volumen de los futuros de ether del CME. (CME)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $30K as Alts Heat Up

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 18, 2023.

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Lesser-Known Bitcoin Indicator Signals Onset of Major Bull Run

The "reserve-risk" indicator has been historically reliable.

Bitcoin's "reserve-risk multiple" has crossed above zero. (Say Cheeze Studios/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin, Ether See Bull Breather as Higher Bond Yields Support Dollar

"We would consider taking some profits as the crypto market is showing exuberant signs," one observer said.

Las criptomonedas cayeron ligeramente el lunes. (Índices de CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Ether Holds Above $2K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 17, 2023.

Ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, is trading above $2,000.

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Bitcoin Could Peak at $45K in May, Analyst Says

The cryptocurrency seems to be mirroring its performance in first-half 2019, when it more than tripled in valuation after a yearlong bear market.

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