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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Tech

Ethereum Fees Plummeted 65% in October Following DeFi Volumes Back to Earth

Miners' income from processing transactions on the Ethereum blockchain more than halved in October as the mania for DeFi cooled.

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Markets

First Mover: 11 Election Talking Points on Bitcoin as TRUMP Futures Point to Loss

From a look back to bitcoin's price reaction in November 2016 to the ramifications of a "blue wave" (or red), here's how to play the election.

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Finance

Bitcoin Advocate Jack Dorsey to Stay On as Twitter CEO

Dorsey's leadership position had been under scrutiny after activist investor Elliott Management took a major stake in Twitter in February.

CEO Jack Dorsey's company is part of a consortium demanding answers.

Markets

Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Rises Ahead of US Election

The bitcoin options market looks to be predicting a pickup in price volatility following the U.S. presidential election.

Traders now have another tool for betting on bitcoin's notorious volatility.

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Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin Retreats Before US Election After Dominating Crypto in October

Bitcoin had an unusually bullish October, with a 29% gain that led the monthly performance ranking of digital assets in the CoinDesk 20.

Bitcoin broke away from the competition in October, with a 29% gain.

Markets

Bitcoin Revisits $13.5K After Posting Best Month Since April

After October's double-digit price gain, bitcoin may be looking at a short-term pullback.

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$14K: Bitcoin Briefly Hits Highest Level Since January 2018

Bitcoin has carved out a 33-month high, showing resilience amid growing instability in the traditional markets.

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Deribit Sees Record Bitcoin Options Volume as Activity in $36K Calls Surge

Daily volume for bitcoin options have hit lifetime highs on crypto derivatives exchange Deribit.

Good luck hitting that long shot.

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Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin Heads for 24% October Gain as US Election Countdown Begins

Pantera's Dan Morehead looks at negative images of GDP charts and counts words in Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper to chronicle bitcoin's "movement."

The countdown is beginning toward what could be one of the most tumultuous presidential elections in U.S. history.

Markets

Bitcoin Traders Can Now Bet on $40K Price With New Deribit Options

Options at a $40,000 strike price expiring in March 2021 and June 2021 went live on Deribit early on Friday

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