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's Uptrend Is Gaining Steam and Many Altcoins Are Surging, Too

Bitcoin's rally has picked up in the last 24 hours, setting the stage for a test of $10,000. At the same time, a number of alternative cryptos are outperforming even bitcoin.

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Exchange Deposits in Bitcoin Slide to Lowest Level in 3 Years

The number of bitcoin on-chain deposits has dropped sharply over the last six months, indicating a strong optimistic or “HODLing,” sentiment in the market.

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Bitcoin Sees Bull Revival as Price Bounces Above $9.4K

Bitcoin has bounced strongly in the last 24 hours, opening the doors for retest of recent highs above $9,600.

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Binance Will Soon Reward Market Makers for Providing Futures Liquidity

The exchange is adjusting its fee structure to incentivize market makers to add liquidity on its futures platform.

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Pullback Ahead? Bitcoin Price Indicators Suggest Waning Bull Momentum

Bitcoin's technical charts are indicating temporary bull fatigue and hinting at stronger price pullback ahead.

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Bitcoin Price Spikes to 3-Month High as Bull Cross Approaches

Bitcoin printed a three-month high on major exchanges early on Monday with a key indicator eyeing its first bullish turn in 11 months.

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Ethereum Miners' ETH Holdings Near Record Highs

Ethereum miners are hoarding ether tokens, and this could indicate high confidence in the project.

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Bitcoin Heads Into Historically Positive February on a Bullish Note

Bitcoin's 30 percent rise in January has put the bulls in the driver's seat, opening the doors for a continued rally into five figures.

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Bitcoin Reinforces Latest Rally With Defense of $9,200 Price Support

The recent bitcoin rally is looking solid, with the bulls defending key price support earlier on Thursday.

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Literally No One Is Trading Bakkt’s Bitcoin Options

Trading volumes in bitcoin options listed on the Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt platform have completely dried up, even while CME’s options product is seeing strong interest.

NADA: No one traded Bakkt's bitcoin options this past week. Credit: Shutterstock