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

Bullish Flows Push Bitcoin's Put-Call Ratio to 2021 Low

Put-call open interest ratio measures the number of open positions in put options relative to calls.

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Markets

Ether Prints Record Winning Streak as London Hard Fork Looms

Ether has notched a 12-day winning streak, the longest ever.

Ether traders are looking to the London hard fork as a potential price catalyst.

Markets

Bitcoin Logs Biggest Weekly Price Gain in 3 Months as Illiquid Supply Hits Record High

Investors are again HODLing for the long-term, taking liquidity out of the market.

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Bitcoin Drops After $1.6B Monthly Options Expiry

The "max pain point" for the July expiry was $35,000.

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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows as 'Unlocks' Pass

The GBTC shares traded at a discount of 6.6% to net asset value (NAV) on Tuesday, the smallest margin since June 22.

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XRP Cheers Ripple's Japan-Philippines Corridor as Bitcoin Breaks Above $40K Ahead of Fed

Ripple's xRapid cross-border payment service allows customers to transfer funds using XRP, making transactions faster and cheaper.

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Ether Trading Volume Surged 1,400% in First Half as Institutions Took Exposure: Coinbase

Ether outperformed bitcoin in terms of volume growth and price performance.

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Dash Launches Retail-Focused DashDirect App to Boost Adoption

The app allows users to pay for everyday purchases at national chain retailers with their DASH holdings.

The cryptocurrency project Dash is moving to expand payments acceptance.

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Bitcoin, Ether Options Markets Pare Bearish Bias

The short-term put-call skews have pulled back due to a flurry of call buying.

The put-call skew on the bitcoin options market has become less bearish.

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Bitcoin Takes a Breather as Stocks Drop, Inflation-Adjusted Bond Yields Hit Record Low

Deep negative real returns on bonds tend to boost the attractiveness of other assets.

Sub-zero real yields buoy sentiment for a bitcoin rally.