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

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $64K as ETF Flow Trends Flip Positive

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 26, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Sept. 26 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ethena Announces UStb Stablecoin Backed by Blackrock's BUIDL

Reserves for UStb will be invested in BUIDL, which in turn holds U.S. dollars, U.S. Treasury bills, and repurchase agreements.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Celo Challenges Tron's Leadership in Active Stablecoin Addresses

The CELO token rallied over 20% on Wednesday as Vitalik Buterin cheered Celo's progress.

Top chain by active stablecoin addresses. (Artemis)

Markets

Key Indicators Challenge Fed's 'Normalization' Rate Cut That Torched Bitcoin Rally

The post-Fed risk-on rally supports the normalization narrative, but some indicators disagree, suggesting caution to bulls.

CDCROP: Money Growth Graph on a chalk board (Getty Images)

Policy

Singapore Court Grants WazirX Four-Month Conditional Moratorium

WazirX, which lost $234 million in a hack, had filed an application with the Singapore High Court for a six-month moratorium.

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Retreats Following Ascent to $64K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 25, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Sept. 25 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's South Korea Discount Hits Highest Since October 2023

Smart traders have shifted to high-beta altcoins, data tracked by 10x Research show.

Bitcoin: Korea premium index. (CryptoQuant)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Remove Nearly Five Times Daily Supply as Ethereum ETFs See Strong Rebound

Ether ETFs experienced a $62.5 million inflow, marking its third-largest day since launch.

ETF BTC Flows Sept. 24:  (Heyapollo)

Markets

Bitcoin's $5.8B Quarterly Options Expiry May Spark Market Swings, Deribit Says

The so-called quarterly expiry is due Friday at 08:00 UTC.

Deribit's bitcoin options: Distribution of open interest across expiries. (Deribit)