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 Near 40% Slide Weighs on Crypto Stocks While Coinbase Outperforms

Some institutions use crypto equities as a proxy for cryptocurrencies, one value investor said.

Crypto stocks tank along with bitcoin (CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Bitcoin Dips Below $40K as ‘Death Cross’ Looms on Price Charts

The past record of the “Death Cross” as an indicator of deeper drawdowns is mixed.

Bitcoin's previous death cross was a bear trap (TradingView)

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Turkish Lira Is Now More Volatile Than Bitcoin

The lira nosedived in the final quarter of 2021 as Turkey cut interest rates amid high inflation.

Bitcoin and USD/TRY price charts and historical volatilities. (TradingView)

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Bitcoin Slips to 3-Month Low, Analysts Divided on Impact of Fed’s Tightening

The fears of the Fed’s tightening leading to a prolonged bear market in stocks and digital assets might be overblown, one observer said.

Bitcoin slips to three-month low (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

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Bitcoin May Squeeze Higher as Retail Interest Subsides: Analysts

On-chain metrics like the “paper hands” ratio from Glassnode suggest a bottom could be nearing, one analyst said.

Chart showing a pick up in BTC-denominated open interest and neutral-to-negative funding rates (Arcane Research, Glassnode)

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Bitcoin Holds Support Ahead of Fed Minutes, March Rate Hike Probability Rises

The Fed’s asset purchase program is set to end in March.

Bitcoin holds range support ahead of Fed minutes (TradingView)

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CRV Extends Rally as ‘Curve Wars’ Intensify

More and more protocols are building off of Curve, and an entire ecosystem is emerging, engaged in the so-called Curve Wars, one analyst said.

CRV extends five-month winning trend, decoupling from the weakness in top coins

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Salvadoran President Bukele Expects Bitcoin to Reach $100K This Year

El Salvador adopted bitcoin as an official currency last year.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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Bitcoin’s Net Exchange Flows Flip Bearish as Cryptocurrency Struggles for Directional Bias

Net inflows imply investor intention to sell, while consistent outflows represent strong holding sentiment.

Centralized exchanges saw net inflows for the first time in five months. (Glassnode)

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CME Trades 100K Contracts of Micro Ether Futures in First Two Weeks

The micro ether contracts are off to a slow start compared with early activity in micro bitcoin futures launched on May 3.

CME trading floor (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)