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

Ether Trading Volume Surged 1,400% in First Half as Institutions Took Exposure: Coinbase

Ether outperformed bitcoin in terms of volume growth and price performance.

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Finance

Dash Launches Retail-Focused DashDirect App to Boost Adoption

The app allows users to pay for everyday purchases at national chain retailers with their DASH holdings.

The cryptocurrency project Dash is moving to expand payments acceptance.

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Options Markets Pare Bearish Bias

The short-term put-call skews have pulled back due to a flurry of call buying.

The put-call skew on the bitcoin options market has become less bearish.

Markets

Bitcoin Takes a Breather as Stocks Drop, Inflation-Adjusted Bond Yields Hit Record Low

Deep negative real returns on bonds tend to boost the attractiveness of other assets.

Sub-zero real yields buoy sentiment for a bitcoin rally.

Markets

The Tether Put: Crypto Equivalent of Credit Default Swap?

Cryptocurrency market makers say they're fielding inquiries about how to bet on a falling price for the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT.

Crypto traders are getting creative as they look for ways to bet against Tether.

Markets

Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Hit $48K on Binance

The gap over the spot market price widened to more than $8,000.

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Markets

Axie Infinity Token Price Doubles in 2 Days

The Axie Infinity platform's revenue could exceed $1 billion this year, based on a Delphi Digital projection.

The popularity of Axie Infinity's marketplace is helping the price of the project's governance token, AXS.

Markets

Bitcoin Options Market Sees Low Chance of Record High This Year

Options traders are pricing an 8% chance of the cryptocurrency rising to a new peak above $64,800 by Dec. 31.

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Markets

Bitcoin Looks North After Biggest Single-Day Rise in More Than a Month

"We are now short-term bullish to the topside against the $30,000 region triple bottom," a trading firm said.

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Markets

Bitcoin Futures Positions at 2-Month High as Traders Go Short

A combination of falling price and rising open interest is said to signal bearish conviction on the part of bitcoin futures traders.

Bitcoin futures traders might be betting on further price declines. Volatility could lie ahead.