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.

Latest from Omkar Godbole

Markets

Polymarket Traders See 89% Chance of SEC Approving Spot BTC ETF by Jan. 15

Some investors have bought the "No side shares" of the prediction contract to hedge against potential delays in the SEC's approval of spot ETFs.

Jan 2, 2024

FloorDAO traders were looking for a payout – and got it. (Edgar Degas/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Wild Trading Session Sees Tellor’s TRB Token Slide From $720 to $180 in Hours

Futures tracking the lesser-known token saw $68 million evaporate in leveraged bets in a 24-hour period.

Jan 2, 2024

Markets

Bitcoin Bullish Bets Costlier Than Ever as Funding Rates Hit Record 66%

Data tracked by Matrixport show global average perpetual funding rates rose to a record 66% annualized early Monday.

Jan 2, 2024

Arbitrage trade opens up on TX (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Set to Ring in the New Year Up Nearly 160%

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 29, 2023.

Dec 29, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Worth $1B Leaves Exchanges in Largest Single-Day Outflow in 12 Months

Net outflows from exchanges are often taken to represent investors' intention to hold coins for long-term.

Dec 29, 2023

Markets

A Record $11B Crypto Options Expiry Looms as BTC Shows Little Volatility

The expiry is Deribit's largest so far and a record of almost $5 billion of options will expire in the money.

Dec 28, 2023

(Jason Leung/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Wallet Linked to Donald Trump Sent $2.4M in Ether to Coinbase

A wallet flagged as owned by Trump sent ETH to Coinbase in the past three weeks, where it was presumably sold.

Dec 28, 2023

Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs (OpenSea)

Markets

Stock of Bitcoin's Biggest Public Holder Is Overvalued by 26%, Analyst Who Predicted BTC Rally Says

Early investors in MSTR can consider taking profit as shares appear overvalued and could fall by 20%, according to 10x Research.

Dec 28, 2023

Markets

'Smart Money' Is Record Long on BTC Ahead of Expected Bitcoin ETF

Bullish bets by institutional investors and knowledgeable market participants have reached an all-time high on the CME, data tracked by MacroMicro show.

Dec 27, 2023

Graph superimposed over a markets monitor

Tech

Metis Surges 50% as Ecosystem Projects Eye $360M in Grant Rewards

Some liquidity pools built on the Metis network are offering as much as 200% in annualized fee rewards to users.

Dec 26, 2023

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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