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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Bitcoin Holds Support Ahead of Fed Minutes, March Rate Hike Probability Rises

The Fed’s asset purchase program is set to end in March.

Bitcoin holds range support ahead of Fed minutes (TradingView)

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CRV Extends Rally as ‘Curve Wars’ Intensify

More and more protocols are building off of Curve, and an entire ecosystem is emerging, engaged in the so-called Curve Wars, one analyst said.

CRV extends five-month winning trend, decoupling from the weakness in top coins

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Salvadoran President Bukele Expects Bitcoin to Reach $100K This Year

El Salvador adopted bitcoin as an official currency last year.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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Bitcoin’s Net Exchange Flows Flip Bearish as Cryptocurrency Struggles for Directional Bias

Net inflows imply investor intention to sell, while consistent outflows represent strong holding sentiment.

Centralized exchanges saw net inflows for the first time in five months. (Glassnode)

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CME Trades 100K Contracts of Micro Ether Futures in First Two Weeks

The micro ether contracts are off to a slow start compared with early activity in micro bitcoin futures launched on May 3.

CME trading floor (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)

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Terra’s LUNA Notches New Record High Above $90 Even as ‘Shorts’ Keep Piling

LUNA has rallied 58% this month, decoupling from the broader market.

Chart showing a surge in amount of dollars locked in LUNA perpetual futures (Laevitas)

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NFTs Are More Popular Than Ever Despite Sour Mood in Wider Crypto Market

Peak popularity does not imply an increase in actual buying pressure from retail investors.

(Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ether Call Demand Signals Anticipation of Year-End Rally

Investors who buy calls are implicitly bullish on the market.

Positive ETH put-call skews indicate fears of a deeper price decline

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Bitcoin, Ether Dip in ‘Bearish Asia Session’ as China Rate Cut Fails to Inspire Risk Buying

Bitcoin has carved out most of its year-to-date gains during the American hours.

Bitcoin has carved out most of its year-to-date gains during the American hours (Fredrick Collins)

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Valkyrie Counters BIS, Says Concern on Bitcoin ETF Front-Running Is Misplaced

Bitcoin’s volatility makes front-running the ETF monthly rolls unviable, one observer said.

Bitcoin CME futures: Longer-dated contracts draw higher prices than short-dated ones (TradingView)