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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Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom Hedges U.S. Election Uncertainty With Staked USDe, Holds Large BTC, ETH Bullish Bets

"Given the uncertainty, Maelstrom has 5% of the fund in staked USDe (Ethena USD), earning roughly 13%," Hayes told CoinDesk.

Arthur Hayes at Korea Blockchain Week 2023. (Factblock)

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Bitcoin Has a Lot Going for It, Except the Persistent Slide in Copper-Gold Ratio

BTC's best years have been characterized by copper's outperformance relative to gold.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls Back Below $68K, Still Outperforms Broader Market

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 25, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 25 2024 (CoinDesk)

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The Popular $100K Year-End Goal for Bitcoin Has Less Than 10% Probability in Options Market

Both retail and sophisticated investors expect bitcoin to trade at least above $100,000 by the end of the year.

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First Mover Americas: BTC Rebounds to $67K After Subdued U.S. Economic Data Reading

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 24, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 24 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Solana Looks Overbought Against Ethereum; Bitcoin-Gold Ratio Stuck in a Downtrend

The SOL/ETH pair trading on Binance looks overbought after four-month winning trend.

The RSI shows overbought conditions. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Institution Takes $25M Hedge Bet on Derive's Bitcoin Options Market as U.S. Election Looms

The strategy will profit most if BTC rises to $80,000 by the end of November.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on screen at a Presidential debate. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Retakes $67K, Dollar Index Rally Stalls as Beige Book Supports Fed Rate Cuts

Beige Book bolsters hope for quarter-point Fed rate cuts in November and December.

BTC's price chart. (CoinDesk/TradingView)

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Number of Bitcoin Whales Jumps to Highest Since January 2021

Whale Entities are clusters of crypto wallet addresses held by a single network participant holding least 1,000 BTC.

humpback (ArtTower/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: BTC's Fall Below $67K Prompts Broad Market Dip

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 23, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 23 2024 (CoinDesk)