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.

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Markets

Case for Bitcoin Weakens as Global Stockpile of Sub-Zero Bond Yields Vanishes

Back in late 2020, analysts regularly cited the towering stockpile of negative-yielding debt as a source of bullish momentum for bitcoin.

Total negative-yielding bonds outstanding (Source: Bloomberg, Bianco Research)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Options Market See Mixed Flow Ahead of US Jobs Report

Some traders have been buying downside protection in bitcoin and ether, while others are building strategies that profit from a big move in either direction, experts told CoinDesk.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: A Win for Celsius in Court

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 5, 2023.

Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Adoption (Shutterstock)

Markets

Marex Issues Coinbase-Linked Structured Product Offering a 40% Coupon

Many investors see the crypto exchange gaining market share in the wake of rival FTX's collapse and prefer to express their view via structured products, Marex Solutions' Ilan Solot said.

Marex Solution's barrier reverse convertible linked to Coinbase's stock is a structured note offering a 40% coupon. (Alain Pham/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 4, 2023.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has plead not guilty to eight criminal charges. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Markets

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio on Bullish Path After Triangle Breakout, Trader Says

We could see a bears in disbelief rally in ether in coming weeks, Decentral Park's Lewis Harland said.

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Markets

A Dose of 'Hopium' for Bitcoin Bulls From 1970s

U.S. inflation has slowed in a move analogous to the late 1974 CPI peak that presaged a rebound in the S&P 500, a benchmark for risky assets. Some observers, however, see limited upside for bitcoin.

La desaceleración de la inflación en los 70 predice los patrones de tendencia del mercado de hoy en día. (705847/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Legal Troubles Brewing at Digital Currency Group

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 3, 2023.

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Markets

Ethereum's Upcoming Shanghai Upgrade Powers Lido DAO, SWISE, RPL Tokens Higher

Governance tokens of top liquid staking products rally as Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade is set to "de-risk" ether staking by opening ETH withdrawals.

Principales tokens de gobernanza de staking con liquidez. (Coingecko)

Finance

OKX Unveils 2nd Proof-of-Reserves Report, Promises Monthly Publication

Users can now view and download the old and new reserve ratios and self-assess the exchange's health and safety of their assets, OKX said.

OKX reserve ratios (OKX)