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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Binance Will Soon Reward Market Makers for Providing Futures Liquidity

The exchange is adjusting its fee structure to incentivize market makers to add liquidity on its futures platform.

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Pullback Ahead? Bitcoin Price Indicators Suggest Waning Bull Momentum

Bitcoin's technical charts are indicating temporary bull fatigue and hinting at stronger price pullback ahead.

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Bitcoin Price Spikes to 3-Month High as Bull Cross Approaches

Bitcoin printed a three-month high on major exchanges early on Monday with a key indicator eyeing its first bullish turn in 11 months.

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Ethereum Miners' ETH Holdings Near Record Highs

Ethereum miners are hoarding ether tokens, and this could indicate high confidence in the project.

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Bitcoin Heads Into Historically Positive February on a Bullish Note

Bitcoin's 30 percent rise in January has put the bulls in the driver's seat, opening the doors for a continued rally into five figures.

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Bitcoin Reinforces Latest Rally With Defense of $9,200 Price Support

The recent bitcoin rally is looking solid, with the bulls defending key price support earlier on Thursday.

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Literally No One Is Trading Bakkt’s Bitcoin Options

Trading volumes in bitcoin options listed on the Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt platform have completely dried up, even while CME’s options product is seeing strong interest.

NADA: No one traded Bakkt's bitcoin options this past week. Credit: Shutterstock

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Most of MakerDAO's Asset Value Is in Only a Few Addresses

Though the industry is growing rapidly, a very small portion of addresses hold the majority of assets being locked and borrowed in the DeFi space.

DeFi's concentrated assets. Credit: Shutterstock

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Bitcoin Eyes Best January Close in 7 Years After 30% Price Increase

Bitcoin is eyeing its best January performance in seven years after crossing the all-important 200-day average hurdle overnight.

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Bitcoin Rallies to Near $9,150 as Stocks Drop Over Coronavirus Fears

Bitcoin is rising in line with a broader uptrend that began well before the coronavirus scare began weighing on traditional markets. In the short term, though, a dip is looking likely.

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