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 Today: Crypto Prices Hold Steady While Derivatives Show Long Positions Unwinding

Bitcoin and ether revisited recent lows before rebounding and altcoin prices were even more lackluster.

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

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Massive 1M Block Trade of $4 XRP Calls Hits the Tape Amid Falling Prices

One million contracts of the $4 XRP call option expiring on Dec. 26 changed hands via a block trade on Monday.

XRP options see huge block trades. (Pixabay)

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U.K. 30-Year Yield Tops U.S. as Pressure Mounts on Government Borrowing

Markets demand a higher premium for U.K. debt compared to U.S. Treasury notes.

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Bitlayer's YBTC Enters Solana as the DeFi Project Partners With Kamino Finance, Orca

This integration is intended to combine Bitlayer's security with Solana's speed and scalability, aligning with Bitlayer's goal of expanding the Bitcoin DeFi sector.

Bitlayer co-founder Kevin He. (Bitlayer)

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Is Bitcoin's Bull Run Losing Steam? Here’s What Crypto and Nasdaq Market Breadth Indicates

Market breadth indicators help assess the overall health of a market or an index.

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Insurance Against Price Slides in BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Now Costliest Since April Crash

Protection against price drops in BlackRock's spot bitcoin (BTC) ETF, IBIT, is now at its priciest since the early April market slide.

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Bitcoin in Precarious Position as BTC Price Penetrates Bullish Trendline

Technical indicators suggest a bearish shift, with the weekly stochastic oscillator signaling a possible correction.

BTC in precarious position. (poupoune05/Pixabay)