Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team based in Mumbai, holds a masters degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) member. Omkar previously worked at FXStreet, writing research on currency markets and as fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desk at Mumbai-based brokerage houses. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar Godbole

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Markets

Curve Finance's Token Surges 500% on Bithumb After Major Exploit

The CRV/KRW pair listed on South Korea's Bithumb exchange has decoupled from the CRV/USD pairs listed on Western exchanges that exhibit price weakness.

CRV's price in Korean won terms (TradingView)

Markets

Crypto Futures Show Bias for Uniswap's UNI Token After Curve Finance Exploit

UNI perpetual futures trade at 20% premium as traders expect Uniswap to gain even more market share after the CRV exploit, one research head said.

Interest in Uniswap's UNI token rose after the Curve Finance exploit. (Unsplash)

Policy

SEC Told Coinbase to Stop Trading in All Cryptos Except Bitcoin Before Suing: FT

Armstrong said the SEC recommendation left them no choice but to head to court.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Grayscale Urges SEC for Equal Treatment of Spot Bitcoin ETF Applications

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 28, 2023.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Bulls Should Switch to Call Options, Crypto Services Provider Matrixport Says

Lower volatility has made option prices cheaper, Matrixport's Markus Thielen said.

Matrixport has advised jumping to bullish bitcoin call options as low volatility has made option prices cheaper. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Markets

Bitcoin Steady Above $29K, Bond Yields Rise as BOJ Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible

BOJ announced a proper yield curve control tweak with semantics that camouflaged the hawkish move.

Bank of Japan's tweak to its bond buying program had little effect on bitcoin. (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Erases Losses, Holds Near $29.3K as Nasdaq Gains Nearly 2%

Friday morning brought more welcome U.S. economic data, with the PCE Price Index – the Fed's preferred inflation gauge – dipping further in June.

Bitcoin rebounds to cross $29.5K on Friday (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC and ETH CME Futures See Record Participation From Big Traders

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 27, 2023.

(AhmadArdity/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Volatility Expected on Friday's Bank of Japan Rate Decision. Here's Why

The BOJ is predicted to soften its grip on the country's bond markets, potentially influencing global bond markets, exchanges rates and liquidity conditions. Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in general, are sensitive to changes in global liquidity conditions.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether CME Futures Saw Record Participation From Large Traders in Q2

Bitcoin futures institutional interest continued to increase throughout the quarter as investors sought regulated venues/products to hedge rising market volatility and manage risk and exposure, CME said.

(Shutterstock)