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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Markets

First Mover Americas: Betting Against Bitcoin Was Popular Move Last Week

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 27, 2023.

(Duncan Nicholls and Simon Webb/Getty Images)

Markets

Short-Bitcoin Funds Record $10M in Weekly Inflows: CoinShares

Traders are anticipating higher rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

Los productos de inversión de activos digitales registraron leves salidas la semana pasada luego de que los inversores ingresaran dinero en fondos de posiciones cortas de bitcoin. (CoinShares)

Markets

Liquid Staking Replaces DeFi Lending as Second-Largest Crypto Sector

The value of cryptocurrencies deposited in liquid staking protocols has increased to about $14 billion, trailing just deposits at decentralized exchanges.

(DefiLhama)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Coinbase's New Layer 2 Network Off to Shaky Start

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 24, 2023.

Coinbase's new layer 2 network experienced technical difficulties on its first day. (Coinbase)

Markets

Bitcoin Futures on CME Outpace Those on Binance to Trade at Widest Premium Since November 2021

The CME accounts for a majority of activity in standard futures market tied to bitcoin, one observer said, while explaining a relatively higher premium in futures listed on the Chicago-based exchange.

(Foto) Base móvil anual de tres meses de los futuros de bitcoin. (Arcane Research)

Markets

Tokens of Optimism Ecosystem Surge as Coinbase Unveils Its Layer 2 Base

Coinbase said Thursday that it is using Optimism's technology to launch an Ethereum layer 2 scaling product called Base.

Tokens from Optimism's ecosystem outshine market leaders bitcoin and ether. (Peggy_Marco/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Cathie Wood Doubles Down on Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 23, 2023.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Woods (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Analytics Firm Messari Cuts 15% of Workforce as Part of Restructuring

The crypto intelligence firm, which is led by Ryan Selkis, had closed a $35 million Series B fundraising round last year.

Messari co-founder and CEO Ryan Selkis (Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Stuck in Bearish Elliott Wave Pattern Despite 47% Rally, QCP Capital Says

In wave theory, market trends unfold in five waves, three of which represent the primary trend and the other constitute partial retracements. Bitcoin's year-to-date rally seems to be a retracement ahead of the final leg lower, the crypto trading firm said.

La teoría de las ondas de Elliott pronostica una caída en bitcoin. (Schäferle/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Volatility Holds Steady as the VIX and MOVE Spike

The relative stability is reflective of mainstream disinterest in the crypto market, one observer said.

(Dylan Calluy/Unsplash)