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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Markets

Bitcoin advances, holds above key technical level that ether, solana can't break through

BTC's dominance rate has risen from last week's low, a sign of renewed capital flowing into the largest cryptocurrency as major altcoins struggle.

A trader stands examining a large trading graph in front of him.

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Philippines' central bank says Binance and its local partner lack licenses to operate

Binance and its local partner do not hold the necessary license required to operate in the country, the Philippine central bank said, according to a local media report.

A globe segment centered on the Philippines. (Road Ahead/Unsplash)

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Live updates: Bitcoin tops $63,000 as Trump teases yet another peace deal with Iran

Fresh U.S. inflation data on Thursday was mixed, and the ECB hiked rates for the first time in nearly three years.

Laptop with markets monitor and charts. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

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Corporate bitcoin buying has collapsed from $500 million per day to almost negligible

ETF outflows have dominated the narrative but corporate bitcoin treasuries have gone quiet too, compounding the demand-side weakness.

Charts, graph. (Adam Smigielski/Unsplash)

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Zcash, Hyperliquid tokens lead losses as traders bet against a bitcoin bounce

Crypto markets are under pressure ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later Wednesday.

Crypto trader sleeping in front of chart screens (Unsplash)

Markets

XRP market shows signs of capitulation as holders sell at loss

XRP holders are capitulating, according to data tracked by Glassnode. That suggests a bottom may be near.

Trading charts on multiple screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO is four times oversubscribed. A crypto bet tells a more cautious story

The SPCX perpetual still trades above SpaceX’s $135 offer price, but it has fallen sharply from its May highs as traders mark down the first-day premium.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk

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Live updates: bitcoin holding below $62,000 as nervous Nasdaq falls further ahead of SpaceX IPO

Core inflation rose less than feared in May, but markets have turned lower in afternoon trade.

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