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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Cosmos' ATOM Gains, Bucks Post-Merge Lull on Outlook for New Uses, Better Security

Cosmos is likely to announce the interchain security feature next week, opening doors for the token to capture value from the entire network.

ATOM's ether-denominated price has rallied 30% since Thursday. (TradingView)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to 3-Month Low as Crypto Traders Turn to Fed

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 19, 2022.

Bitcoin is at its lowest level in three-months (Sergio Silva/Unsplash)

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Goldman's Bullish Stance on 'Real Bond Yield' Spells Bad News for Crypto

Real yields turned positive early early this year, removing the punch bowl that lubricated the party in risky assets, including cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin y el rendimiento de bonos a 10 años ligados a la inflación de los Estados Unidos. (TradingView)

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As Ether, Bitcoin Wilt, Trading Firms Blame Lack of Bullish Catalyst for Market Swoon

ETH deposits to exchanges have yet to pull back, one observer noted. Investors began moving coins to exchanges ahead of last Thursday's Ethereum Merge.

Ether cae por debajo de US$1300 mientras el entusiasmo por la fusión se desvanece. (Fuente: CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: Ether Declines 7% Post-Merge and Makes Ether Futures More Sensitive to Staking Yields

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 16, 2022.

Crypto exchange Cboe is asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow staking in several spot ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs

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Ethereum Merge Has Tied Ether Futures Activity to Staking Yields, Traders Say

Stakers have been and will be natural sellers in futures and perpetual futures and the hedging activity will increase as staking yields rise.

Yield sign (Shutterstock)

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Ethereum Merge Brings 'Sell-the-Fact' Price Move in Crypto Markets

The price stability that prevailed after Ethereum's shift to a more energy-efficient proof-of-stake network suddenly evaporated as ether slid 9.1%, its worst day since late August.

The Ethereum Merge watch parties are over. Now the hangover seems to be hitting crypto markets. (Creative Commons)

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First Mover Americas: Smooth Ethereum Merge Disappoints Ether Volatility Bulls; ETC Rallies

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 15, 2022.

The Merge went smoothly and ETH held steady. (CoinDesk)

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Ether Futures Market Discount Evaporates After the Merge

The negative spread between futures and spot prices has narrowed from $20 to almost zero following the Merge.

The anomalous condition of ether futures trading at a discount to spot prices has reversed. (Skew)

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Pre-Merge Ether Exchange Inflows of Over $1B Trigger Fears of Price Drop

The cumulative inflow of $1.2 billion is supposedly the largest in six months.

Ether exchange inflows (Nansen)