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: Bitcoin Starts Work Week in the Red

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 24, 2023.

(Andriy Onufriyenko/GettyImages)

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Bitcoin Posts Biggest Weekly Loss in 5 Months as Dollar Liquidity Declines, Debt Ceiling Fears Return

The cost of insuring against a potential U.S. government default in the next 12 months soared to record highs last week.

Gráfico de precios de bitcoin. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls to $28K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 21, 2023.

Los traders inicialmente subieron los precios de xmon para obtener un airdrop de sudo, el token de gobernanza de SudoSwap. (Getty Images)

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Bitcoin's Dominance Rate Runs Into Familiar Resistance, Hints at 'Altcoin Season' Ahead

Bitcoin’s dominance may have peaked, one observer said.

El dominio de bitcoin se estancó. (Engin_Akyurt/Pixabay)

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AXS Nurses Losses as Axie Infinity's $156M Token Unlock Looms

Token unlocks are widely seen as bearish catalysts. However, the latest price drop probably stems from a wider market swoon.

Axie's price chart (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

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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.

(Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

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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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