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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ProShares Says Bitcoin ETF Has Matched BTC Price Closely, 'Roll Cost' Concerns Are Unwarranted

Interest on the ETF's cash balances helps offset the cost of rolling from one set of futures to the next, ensuring a low performance discrepancy, the firm said.

New York Stock Exchange with banner flagging ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF on the day it started trading.

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First Mover Americas: XRP Momentum Could Set Precedent for Bitcoin

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 20, 2023.

Credit: Shutterstock/wewi-photography

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Bitcoin Trading in Japan Rises as Yen Turns Volatile

The share of bitcoin trade volume on Japanese exchanges rose from 69% to 80% in the first six months of the year, data tracked by Kaiko show.

Trading volume on Japan-linked exchanges (Kaiko)

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El Salvador's Bonds Surge 62% Amid Bitcoin's ETF-Driven Rally

El Salvador’s bonds due in 2027 have gained 62% in the last six months as the country finds itself on a better financial footing.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Handout/ Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Spot ETFs Could Bring $30B in New Demand, Crypto Trader NYDIG Says

A lot can be learned from the listing of the first Gold ETF, but looking to the past also comes with some caveats.

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

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XRP Moving Above 'Cloud' Resistance Is Bullish Precedent for Bitcoin: Analyst

We view XRP's breakout above the Ichimoku cloud as a good example for bitcoin, Fairlead's Katie Stockton said.

Wing plane, cloud (xuuxuu/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Investors Pile Into Bitcoin ETPs Following BlackRock ETF Filing

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 19, 2023.

Talos provides technology that supports digital asset trading to financial institutions. (Shutterstock)

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1Inch Token Balance on Centralized Exchanges Surges to $65M

The balance held in wallets tied to centralized exchange has surged by 50% in three days, per Glassnode data.

The chart shows the number of 1INCH held in wallets tied to centralized exchanges has surged to record highs.

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Bitcoin ETPs Witness Record-Breaking Monthly Inflows: K33 Research

ProShares’ Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) has hit an all-time high bitcoin equivalent exposure of 4,425 BTC.

Layer 2 blockchains could siphon revenue away from Ethereum. (Muhammad Iswahyudi/Pixabay)

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Stride Blockchain Will Move to ATOM-Powered Security Model

Stride's native token STRD trades 0.7% higher as the transition is expected to beef up the liquid staking protocol's security by several thousand percent.

(Billy Huynh/Unsplash)