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 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

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Bitcoin’s Options Market Is Now Skewed Bullish Across All Time Frames

Premiums paid for downward protection in bitcoin are getting cheaper.

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Bitcoin’s Technical Bias Flips Bullish as Price Climbs Above Descending Trendline

The breakout is backed by a pickup in volumes and accumulation by so-called whales.

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Bitcoin Futures Premium on CME Surges, Hinting At Institutional Demand

A futures-based ETF, if approved, could bring more buying pressure for the CME futures.

CME Group headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday Feb. 5, 2021. CME Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 10. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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4 Factors Helping Bitcoin to Decouple From Falling Stock Market

Start-of-the-month price rallies are driven primarily by untrackable fund flows, one fund manager said.

Bitcoin decouples from the falling S&P 500 index (TradingView)

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Bitcoin Steady at $48K as OMG Token Hits 3-Year High

OMG’s exchange balance is at its lowest level since September 2018

Lately, bitcoin has gravitated toward $48,000. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)