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 Eases After Rejection at $58.5K, Support at $54K

A key technical indicator signals that upward momentum may be over.

Bitcoin's four-hour chart shows the technical indicator RSI flashing a bearish signal. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Hovers Near 200-Hour MA and Close to Its Support

The cryptocurrency is down for a second straight day.

Bitcoin's hourly chart (TradingView)

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Declining Interest in Bitcoin-Margined Futures Promises Less Price Volatility

With volatility likely to subside, more mainstream money may flow into the market.

Declining interest in crypto-margined futures (Glassnode, Delphi Digital)

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Bitcoin Eyes $60K as Active Entities Surge, Price Chart Shows Impending Bull Cross

An increase in network adoption along with a price increase is believed to confirm an uptrend.

Bitcoin's daily chart showing an impending bull cross (TradingView)

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Dying for a Bitcoin Futures ETF? Watch Out for ‘Contango Bleed’

There’s a downside to SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s preference for an exchange-traded fund focused on bitcoin futures. But it’s unlikely to deter investors.

A little-known risk of a bitcoin futures ETF is that it could bleed investor returns. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Makes Push for $57K as Fed Taper Fears Linger, Leveraged Funds Boost Shorts

The positive sentiment in BTC has been partly driven by ETF speculation.

Bitcoin's price chart by TradingView

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Buzz Around Shiba Inu Is Nowhere Close to Retail Frenzy Seen in May

Web data shows SHIB’s latest rally has yet to catch the attention of the general public.

Shiba inu (Melody Less/Unsplash)


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Bitcoin Peeps Above $56K, May Ignore US Jobs Report

Bitcoin is looking too strong, one expert said.

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2020′s Bull Redux? CME Improves Its Ranking in Biggest Bitcoin Futures Exchanges List

CME jumps from last month’s fourth place, while Binance retains the top spot.

CME is the second-biggest bitcoin futures exchange by open interest