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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Hedera Governing Council Approves $5B in HBAR Tokens to Boost Network Adoption

The newly established HBAR Foundation will receive $2.5 billion in tokens.

Hedera Hashgraph (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Blockchain Data Indicates Renewed Institutional Appetite, but Macro Risks Prevail

Renewed whale accumulation does not mean immunity from escalation in Evergrande’s crisis and strong U.S. economic data.

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Bitcoin and DeFi Coins Rally, Ethereum Alternatives Drop as Solana’s Outage Triggers Sector Rotation

Solana’s and Arbitrum’s outages were bad optics for Ethereum alternatives in general.

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Tether Denies Holding Evergrande’s Commercial Paper as Reserve for Stablecoin USDT

It’s the latest twist in ongoing speculation over the quality of the reserves backing USDT.

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HBAR Token Hits Record High as IIT Madras Joins Hedera’s Governing Council

A recent study showed Hedera has lower energy consumption than Algorand, Cardano, Ethereum 2.0, Polkadot, Tezos

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Bitcoin Bounces to 200-Day Moving Average Ahead of US CPI Data as China’s Evergrande Warns of Default

Report is likely to show U.S. inflation continued to run hot in August.

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Arbitrum Vaults Onto Layer 2 Leaderboard as DeFi Assets Cross $2B

The project aims to increase the speed and reduce the cost of transactions on Ethereum.

In just weeks, Arbitrum has vaulted into the ranks of top DeFi projects. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Eyes US Inflation Report, Potential Dollar Liquidity Squeeze

Bitcoin’s mid-May crash happened after U.S. reported inflation at three-year highs.

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ECB Signals ‘Moderate’ Slowdown in Asset Purchases; Bitcoin Rises

The European Central Bank says it will slow down the average pace of asset purchases but keep the overall size of its quantitative easing program intact.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde steps up to podium for press conference Thursday. (ECB, modified by CoinDesk)

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SOL Tops $200 as Google Search Data Shows Peak Retail Interest

Retail investors have a reputation for being the last entrants in a bull run.

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