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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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin ‘Ordinals’ Boom Prompts NFT Activity Surge

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

(Ordinals Protocol)

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Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks Network's STX Token Spikes 50% as 'Ordinals' Boom

Stack Network is a Bitcoin layer 2 for smart contracts aimed at unleashing the world's oldest blockchain's potential as a programmable platform.

STX hits highest point since May. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: SEC Suing Do Kwon for Misleading Investors

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 17, 2023.

The SEC is reportedly probing Terraform Labs. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Unlike Merge, Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade Could Bring Ether Price Volatility

Institutional liquidity provider OrBit Markets suggests buying an ether volatility swap to profit from an expected increase in price turbulence after the Shanghai upgrade.

Man staring out window at lightning storm (Grant Faint/Getty Images)

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Only 31% of Staked Ether May Be Profitable: Binance Research

Around 2 million ETH were staked when prices were in the range of $400 to $600. These stakers are some of the strongest Ethereum believers, according to Binance Research.

(Binance Research)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Soars to Highest Level Since August

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 16, 2023.

(Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Primed to Rally to $56K as Nasdaq Breaks Out of Bull Flag, Chart Analyst Says

The analyst, who correctly predicted the late 2020 bull run, said 2023 could be a surprisingly good year for both crypto and equities.

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First Mover Americas: Lido DAO’s Governance Token Jumps 17%

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 15, 2023.

(Getty Images)

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Explaining the Disconnect Between Bitcoin and Treasury Yields Post-US Inflation Data

Bitcoin and technology stocks rose Tuesday even as a hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI figure revived Fed angst and lifted Treasury yields.

(Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

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Investors Rush to Tether as Paxos' BUSD Faces Regulatory Heat, Curve Liquidity Pools Show

Investors are fleeing the Paxos-issued stablecoin even though the firm gave assurances it is fully backed and will be wound down in an orderly manner, one observer said.

Acción regulatoria contra BUSD provoca que los inversores se trasladen a tether. (Brian Merrill/Pixabay)