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 Options Traders Continue to Place Bullish Bets as They Stack $80K Calls

Option traders continue to snap up cheap out-of-the-money call option at the $80,000 strike.

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Bitcoin Price Drops as Turkey Bans Crypto Payments Amid Currency Crisis

Turkey's crypto ban sets a bad precedent for other countries mulling similar moves.

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Ark Investment Boosts Coinbase Holdings While Cutting Stake in Square

The purchases come a day after the Ark bought $246 million of the crypto exchange's shares during its Nasdaq debut.

Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Investment Management

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Ether Options Market Sees Record Open Interest of $3B

Market activity is surging as the Ethereum blockchain's native cryptocurrency rises to fresh all-time high prices.

Open interest is surging in Ether options.

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Bitcoin in Stasis as Crypto Bull Mike Novogratz Warns of Market Washout

Bitcoin takes a breather as billionaire investor Mike Novogratz warns of market correction.

Michael Novogratz of Galaxy Digital

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DeFi Token YFI Rises Above $50K for the First Time Since February

A "Buy Back and Build" proposal approved in January aims to bolster the project's treasury and generate value for all stakeholders.

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Bitcoin, Ether Hit New All-Time Highs on Eve of Coinbase Listing

Bitcoin has picked up a tail wind in the lead up to Coinbase's stock listing on Nasdaq

Bitcoin's price on Tuesday passed $63,000 for the first time in its 12-year history.

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JPMorgan Says Bitcoin ETFs Could Shrink CME Futures Premium

"Launching a bitcoin ETF in the U.S. will be the key to normalizing the pricing of bitcoin futures," according to JPMorgan.

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Traders Opting for Cash and Carry Strategy as Bitcoin's 'Contango' Widens

Cash and carry traders seek to profit from the spread between bitcoin's price in futures and spot markets.

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XRP's Price Can Go ‘Boatload’ Higher: Veteran Analyst Peter Brandt

XRP has rallied by over 50% so far this week, for a market value of $37 billion.

Does the XRP chart look like an inverted head and shoulders?

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