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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First Mover: Bitcoin Falls as COVID-19 Surges, ECB's Lagarde Steps Up, US GDP Hits 33%

The enthusiasm jolt from bitcoin's ascent toward $14K ran into realism, and options traders see low probabilities of a new price record this year.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.

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Fidelity Digital Assets Expands Crypto Custody Service to Asia

The cryptocurrency-focused arm of financial services giant Fidelity Investments is expanding its custody service through Singapore-based Stack Funds.

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Voyager Digital Revenue Rises Over 1,000% on Increased Crypto Adoption

Publicly traded digital-asset brokerage Voyager Digital registered four-digit growth in revenue in the last fiscal year.

Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich (right) with Robert Dykes of Caspian at Consensus 2019.

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Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year's End

At press time, bitcoin was seeing a 6% probability of bitcoin trading above the historical 2017 all-time high of $20,000 by the end of December.

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First Mover: Bitcoin's Latest Rally Proving Irresistible as Bitwise Assets Top $100M

Latest rally extends bitcoin's lead over U.S. stocks in 2020 returns, potentially setting up a self-reinforcing trend as more investors take notice.

Bitcoin's 2020 returns leave traditional markets in the dust.

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Bitwise Tops $100M in Assets Under Management

Cryptocurrency-focused money manager sees inflows from hedge funds, financial advisors and family wealth-management offices.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

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Bitcoin Price Slips Below $13K as Stocks Slide

Bitcoin's recent bull run is giving back some recent gains amid coronavirus-induced losses in the global stock markets.

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Is Bitcoin's Rally Overstretched? This Key Indicator Says No

Bitcoin has plenty of room to rally, according to a fundamental analysis indicator that flagged the price bottom in March.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Surges to New 2020 High as Harvest Debacle Provides Costly DeFi Lesson

This week's $24M exploit of DeFi platform Harvest shows risks as real as rewards in open-beta crypto markets, where investor protection is minimal.

Innovation takes priority over investor protection in the anything-goes market of decentralized finance, or DeFi.

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Bitcoin Hits 16-Month High Despite Sell-Off in Global Stocks

Bitcoin's (BTC) price has climbed to 15-month highs even as coronavirus-induced instability rocks the stock markets.

BTC prices for Oct. 27