Omkar Godbole

Co-Managing Editor, Markets Team

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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Analysts Take Cautious Stance on Ether as London Hard Fork Nears

"The EIP-1559 upgrade is overrated," one trader said.

Aug 4, 2021

Ethereum's London hard fork will burn ether to reduce supply.

Bullish Flows Push Bitcoin's Put-Call Ratio to 2021 Low

Put-call open interest ratio measures the number of open positions in put options relative to calls.

Aug 3, 2021

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Ether Prints Record Winning Streak as London Hard Fork Looms

Ether has notched a 12-day winning streak, the longest ever.

Aug 2, 2021

Ether traders are looking to the London hard fork as a potential price catalyst.

Bitcoin Logs Biggest Weekly Price Gain in 3 Months as Illiquid Supply Hits Record High

Investors are again HODLing for the long-term, taking liquidity out of the market.

Aug 2, 2021

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Bitcoin Drops After $1.6B Monthly Options Expiry

The "max pain point" for the July expiry was $35,000.

Jul 30, 2021

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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows as 'Unlocks' Pass

The GBTC shares traded at a discount of 6.6% to net asset value (NAV) on Tuesday, the smallest margin since June 22.

Jul 28, 2021

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XRP Cheers Ripple's Japan-Philippines Corridor as Bitcoin Breaks Above $40K Ahead of Fed

Ripple's xRapid cross-border payment service allows customers to transfer funds using XRP, making transactions faster and cheaper.

Jul 28, 2021

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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.

Jul 28, 2021

Ether, bitcoin trading volumes.

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.

Jul 27, 2021

The cryptocurrency project Dash is moving to expand payments acceptance.

Bitcoin, Ether Options Markets Pare Bearish Bias

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

Jul 27, 2021

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

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