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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BTC's 200-Week Average Rises to $50K to Suggest Long-Term Market Strength

Key technical indicators show strength for bitcoin as market consolidates. Key average rises to record valuation to suggest long-term market strength.

Close-up of the head of a statue of a bull (cjweaver13/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Profit Taking Accelerates as BTC Realized Gain Jumps to $2.4B

Long-term holders have been selling their BTC as U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs see continued inflows.

Profit-taking on BTC network accelerates. (Pixabay)

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Germany's Public Savings Bank Network Sparkassen to Offer Bitcoin Trading to Clients: Report

Clients will be allowed to trade BTC and ETH via their mobile banking app.

Flag of Germany with Euro notes.

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XRP, TRX, DOGE Lead Majors With Positive Funding Rates as Bitcoin's Traditionally Weak Quarter Begins

Perpetual funding rates indicate a bullish sentiment for top altcoins, with XRP showing the strongest demand.

BTC bulls look to scale key resistance. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin-Gold Price Ratio's 10% Surge Greenlights Bullish Flag Pattern: Technical Analysis

The BTC-gold ratio increased by over 10% to 33.33 last week, marking its best performance in two months.

BTC/Gold ratio flashes a green signal to bitcoin bulls. (Alexas_Fotos/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin DEX Traders Position for Downside Volatility With $85K-$106K Puts, Derive Data Show

Traders chase downside bets in BTC, according to data shared by onchain options platform Derive.

DEX traders chase downside bets in BTC. (Pixabay)

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BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Snaps Four-Week Downtrend in Volumes

IBIT saw a net inflow of $1.31 billion last week.

Trading chart (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

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Shiba Inu Whale Accumulation, 'Inside Week' Candle Offer Hope to SHIB Bulls

Significant trading activity occurred on June 29, with SHIB breaking out of its consolidation pattern on high volume.

SHIB prices. (TradingView/CoinDesk)