Omkar Godbole

Co-Managing Editor, Markets Team

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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Bitcoin Logs Biggest Weekly Price Gain in 3 Months as Illiquid Supply Hits Record High

Investors are again HODLing for the long-term, taking liquidity out of the market.

Aug 2, 2021

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Bitcoin Drops After $1.6B Monthly Options Expiry

The "max pain point" for the July expiry was $35,000.

Jul 30, 2021

BTCUSD dailies

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows as 'Unlocks' Pass

The GBTC shares traded at a discount of 6.6% to net asset value (NAV) on Tuesday, the smallest margin since June 22.

Jul 28, 2021

GBTC discount

XRP Cheers Ripple's Japan-Philippines Corridor as Bitcoin Breaks Above $40K Ahead of Fed

Ripple's xRapid cross-border payment service allows customers to transfer funds using XRP, making transactions faster and cheaper.

Jul 28, 2021

Manila, Philippines

Ether Trading Volume Surged 1,400% in First Half as Institutions Took Exposure: Coinbase

Ether outperformed bitcoin in terms of volume growth and price performance.

Jul 28, 2021

Ether, bitcoin trading volumes.

Dash Launches Retail-Focused DashDirect App to Boost Adoption

The app allows users to pay for everyday purchases at national chain retailers with their DASH holdings.

Jul 27, 2021

The cryptocurrency project Dash is moving to expand payments acceptance.

Bitcoin, Ether Options Markets Pare Bearish Bias

The short-term put-call skews have pulled back due to a flurry of call buying.

Jul 27, 2021

The put-call skew on the bitcoin options market has become less bearish.

Bitcoin Takes a Breather as Stocks Drop, Inflation-Adjusted Bond Yields Hit Record Low

Deep negative real returns on bonds tend to boost the attractiveness of other assets.

Jul 27, 2021

Sub-zero real yields buoy sentiment for a bitcoin rally.

The Tether Put: Crypto Equivalent of Credit Default Swap?

Cryptocurrency market makers say they're fielding inquiries about how to bet on a falling price for the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT.

Jul 26, 2021

Crypto traders are getting creative as they look for ways to bet against Tether.

Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Hit $48K on Binance

The gap over the spot market price widened to more than $8,000.

Jul 26, 2021

mind the gap

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