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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Markets

Bitcoin Futures on CME Outpace Those on Binance to Trade at Widest Premium Since November 2021

The CME accounts for a majority of activity in standard futures market tied to bitcoin, one observer said, while explaining a relatively higher premium in futures listed on the Chicago-based exchange.

(Foto) Base móvil anual de tres meses de los futuros de bitcoin. (Arcane Research)

Markets

Tokens of Optimism Ecosystem Surge as Coinbase Unveils Its Layer 2 Base

Coinbase said Thursday that it is using Optimism's technology to launch an Ethereum layer 2 scaling product called Base.

Tokens from Optimism's ecosystem outshine market leaders bitcoin and ether. (Peggy_Marco/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Cathie Wood Doubles Down on Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 23, 2023.

Ark Invest's Cathie Woods (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Analytics Firm Messari Cuts 15% of Workforce as Part of Restructuring

The crypto intelligence firm, which is led by Ryan Selkis, had closed a $35 million Series B fundraising round last year.

Messari co-founder and CEO Ryan Selkis (Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Stuck in Bearish Elliott Wave Pattern Despite 47% Rally, QCP Capital Says

In wave theory, market trends unfold in five waves, three of which represent the primary trend and the other constitute partial retracements. Bitcoin's year-to-date rally seems to be a retracement ahead of the final leg lower, the crypto trading firm said.

La teoría de las ondas de Elliott pronostica una caída en bitcoin. (Schäferle/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Volatility Holds Steady as the VIX and MOVE Spike

The relative stability is reflective of mainstream disinterest in the crypto market, one observer said.

(Dylan Calluy/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Google Cloud Joins Tezos

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 22, 2023.

(Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Analysts Scramble to Explain Bitcoin's Pause Near $25K

Bitcoin is struggling to establish a foothold above $25,000, a level that capped the August 2022 price bounce.

Bitcoin's rally has hit a barrier. (Matthew Garoffolo/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: BNB-Bitcoin Ratio Falls to Lowest Level Since August

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

(Charl Folscher/Unsplash)

Markets

BNB-Bitcoin Ratio Drops to Lowest Level in Six Months on Paxos-BUSD Drama

The recent regulatory action against Binance-branded BUSD stablecoin weighs over BNB token.

(tomrugg/Pixabay)

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