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.

Omkar Godbole

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Markets

Lido Dominates Booming Market for Ethereum 2.0 Staking Derivatives

The exchange allows users to earn staking rewards and still trade staked coins elsewhere.

There's no shortage of staking on Ethereum 2.0.

Markets

Bitcoin Rises Above $50K After Ether’s Biggest Single-Day Gain in 6 Weeks

“Coinbase buyers are back,” one analyst says.

Bull

Markets

Ether’s Options Market Sees Highest Trading Volume Since May

Ether calls at $6,000 and $7,000 strikes were most popular on Wednesday

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Finance

Kyber Network’s Dynamic Market Maker KyberDMM Debuts on Binance Smart Chain

The exchange has listed the BEP-20 version of the KNC token to facilitate deposits and withdrawals from the BSC network.

Loi Luu, Kyber Network CEO, at CoinDesk Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk archives)

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Ether Tops $3.5K After Record Daily Coin Burn; Bitcoin’s Rangeplay Continues

Ethereum destroyed 12,000 coins on Tuesday, the most in a single day since the EIP 1559 activation.

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Finance

Bollywood Legend Amitabh Bachchan to Launch NFT Collection

The collection will be themed around his life.

MUMBAI, INDIA - JULY 01: Amitabh Bachchan attends the PVR theater for film promotion 'Bhuddah Hoga Tera Baap' on July 01, 2011 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Prodip Guha/Getty Images)

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Ether Poised for Biggest Monthly Price Gain Since April; Analysts Remain Bullish

Ether may face a supply squeeze, one analytics firm said.

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Markets

SOL Hits Record High, Climbs Above $100 as Total Value Locked on Solana Crosses $3B

SOL draws a three-figure price for the first time as boom in DeFI and NFTs continues and token-burn speculation grips markets.

Torch image via Shutterstock

Markets

Solana, Boosted by Move Into NFTs, Enters List of Top 10 Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap

Institutional demand for SOL has increased in recent weeks.

Solana COO Raj Gokal, left, and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko

Markets

Bitcoin Rises Above $48K as Dollar Drops After Powell’s Dovish Comments

No news is good news for the bitcoin market as the Fed chairman avoids specifying a “tapering” time frame at virtual Jackson Hole symposium.

Bitcoin price chart over past week shows  jump on Friday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole.