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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Staked Ether Price Discount Widens to Most Since June Ahead of Ethereum Merge

The discount in Lido's staked ether is widening, perhaps due to holders switching to ETH ahead of the Merge.

Lido's staked ether (stETH) token is trading at a 5% discount to ether's price. (Dune Analytics)

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First Mover Americas: Ether Outshines Bitcoin as Ethereum Merge Nears

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 6, 2022.

ETH was up 7% over the last 24 hours, outperforming BTC. (Chris Gorman/Getty Images)

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DeFi Giant Aave Stops Loaning Ether Ahead of the Merge

The Aave community is worried that users may increasingly borrow ether ahead of the Merge, exposing the protocol to liquidity issues and injecting volatility into Lido's staked ether market.

DeFi giant Aave stops ether borrowing. (Broesis/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Languishes Below $20K as Energy Crisis in Europe Worsens

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 5, 2022.

Bitcoin's future direction looks cloudy. (David Lucas via Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

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Parabolic Bitcoin Bull Run Likely After Dormant Coin Supply Peaks, Past Data Suggests

Dormant supply peaks are springboards for upwards price action, one observer said.

Bitcoin: Percentage of supply inactive for at least a year (Glassnode)

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Ether Primed for Pre-Merge Rally After Wedge Breakout

Ether looked north, having exited a falling wedge pattern last week, analysts said. Buyers remained on the sidelines early Monday as Europe's worsening energy crisis zapped risk appetite.

Macro factors cloud ether's bullish technical outlook. (LN_Photoart/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Inches Up After Report Shows Slowing US Jobs Growth

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 2, 2022.

Bitcoin inched back up over $20,000 on Friday. (Ag PIC/Unsplash)

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Did Ethereum Merge Optimism Lift Ether or Was It the S&P 500?

The summer bounce in equity markets probably helped as battered crypto bulls cheer Ethereum's impending technological upgrade.

Is ether's early third-quarter rally fueled by the Merge or the stock market? (qimono/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin, Ether Consolidate as Traders Eye US Jobs Report to Gauge Next Fed Rate Hike

Instead of weighing the broader path for interest rates or the terminal rate, markets are trading the odds on the Fed's Sept. 21 decision: 50 bps or 75 bps, one trading firm said.

The U.S. payrolls report may help determine the scale of the impending Fed rate hike and move markets. (Alex Kotliarskyi/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below $20K, Michael Saylor Sued for Tax Fraud

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 1, 2022.

Executive Chairman MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)