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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Finance

Play-to-Earn Giant Axie Infinity’s Revenue Tanked 40% in September

The company’s monthly revenue was second only to Ethereum’s $830 million among blockchain-based apps, Token Terminal data show.

Axie Infinity land

Markets

Move Over, Carry Trade, These Retail-Friendly DeFi Options Strategies Yield 12%-30%

New DeFi structured products allow retail traders to participate and earn yield in the notoriously complex cryptocurrency options market.

There seems to be no end to what blockchain industry developers are building. The latest innovation is in the cryptocurrency options market. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Jumps as SEC’s Gensler Reiterates Support for Futures ETF, Dollar Rally May Cap Gains

Bitcoin’s negative correlation with the U.S. dollar is now the strongest since early March.

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Markets

Bitcoin on Track for Biggest Monthly Price Loss Since May

The SEC’s final verdict on several bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications is due next quarter.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Gold Under Pressure as Dollar Tracks US Treasury Yields Higher

A sustained uptick in real or inflation-adjusted yields, not nominal yields, poses downside risk to bitcoin’s price.

Bitcoin's daily chart (TradingView)

Markets

Analysts Turn Negative on Ether as Weekly Chart Tips Bearish

Some price-chart readers see the potential for a steep drop in the next few weeks.

Ether's daily and weekly charts showing bearish indicators. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

DeFi Tokens PERP, DYDX Lead Crypto Market Higher, Bitcoin Nears $44K

Supposedly censorship-resistant decentralized finance (DeFi) rails see increased activity in the wake of China’s crypto crackdown.

PERP was originally called Strike. (Shutterstock)

Markets

UNI Token Rises 20% as China’s Blanket Ban on Crypto Businesses Puts Focus on Decentralized Exchanges

Investors turn away from centralized exchanges in the wake of China’s blanket ban on virtual currency businesses.

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Markets

Huobi to Gradually Expel Its China Users in Wake of Ban; Token Slides to 8-Month Low

Huobi token’s price hits the lowest since late January

The price of Huobi's exchange token, HT, sunk to its lowest since January. (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Drops $2K as China Declares Cryptocurrency-Related Business Illegal

Bitcoin erased Thursday’s 3% gain as PBOC stepped up its crackdown on crypto

Bitcoin's daily chart (TradingView)