Latest from Omkar Godbole
Against the Odds, Some Bitcoin Traders Are Betting on a $36K Price by Year's End
The Deribit exchange has seen a spike in investors buying the $36,000 December call option despite the market placing low odds on a new record high this year.
Bitcoin Holds Firm Above $10K but Strong Bounce Proves Elusive
Bitcoin is trapped in the narrow range of $10,000 to $10,500, but on-chain metrics hint at a rally revival ahead.
First Mover: DeFi 'Vampire' SushiSwap Sucks $800M from Uniswap; BitMEX Basis Lags
SushiSwap, the "vampire mining" protocol, sucked more than $800 million from rival Uniswap in the latest DeFi mind-bender. PLUS: BitMEX futures distortions.
Ether Traders May Be Hedging Against DeFi Slowdown: Analyst
Some are calling the white-hot Defi space a bubble that is unsustainable.
Structural Issues May Be Causing BitMEX’s Low Bitcoin 'Cash and Carry' Returns
BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades.
First Mover: Bitcoin Acts Like a Tech Stock and Ethereum Classic Traders Shrug Off 51% Attacks
Market onlookers are scrabbling for a new narrative as some argue last week's tech rout might explain bitcoin's latest price drop.
Bitcoin's Correlation With Gold Hits Record High
Bitcoin is now more closely tied to safe haven gold than ever.
First Mover: SushiSwap's Billion-Dollar 'Rug Pull' Is Thriller to Crypto Geeks
The "SUSHI rug pull" is a gripping drama in the fast-moving arena of decentralized finance, which apparently is still limited to crypto geeks.
Bitcoin Options Suggest Investors Hedging but Still Long-Term Bullish
Bitcoin's options market retains long-term bullish bias despite the recent price pullback, data shows.
DeFi Is Hot but Retail Interest Nowhere Close to ICO Frenzy
It may be too early to draw parallels between the DeFi explosion and the ICO bubble of two years ago.
