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

Bitcoin Is Still Strong, but Macro Factors Pose Risk, Crypto Analyst Says

Hardening government bond yields post a risk to risk assets, including cryptocurrencies, one crypto observer said.

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Ether Put-Call Ratio Hits One-Year High, Hints at Bullish Bias Despite Pause in Rally

The uptick signals a bullish outlook, according to Wintermute.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto in the Red Ahead of Friday's U.S. Inflation Data

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 30, 2024.

CD20, FMA May 30 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Singapore's Largest Bank DBS Is an Ether Whale With Nearly $650M in ETH: Nansen

The addresses supposedly owned by DBS has already made $200 million on its ether holdings, according to Nansen.

Whales feeding (Shutterstock)

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Chiliz's CHZ Token Pre-UEFA Euro Price Surge Revives FIFA Memories

CHZ has surged over 20% in seven days, the third-biggest gain among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value.

CHZ's price rally. (Source: CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: BTC, ETH Consolidate Ahead of Ether ETF Decision

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 23, 2024.

ETH price, FMA May 23 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Spot ETF Approval Would Raise Expectations Solana Could Also Be Classified as a Commodity: Bernstein

Ether spot ETF approval would set a precedent as the first non-bitcoin digital asset to be considered a commodity, raising expectations that solana could follow the same path, the report said.

Ether Spot ETF Approval Would Raise Expectations That Solana Could Also be Classified a Commodity: Bernstein

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Ether Sees Strongest Bull Momentum in 3 Years as ETF Deadline Nears

Ether's price jumped 18% in six days on mounting speculation the U.S. SEC will approve a spot ETH exchange-traded fund (ETF). Some traders expect it to hit $5,000 by the end of June.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether in Stasis as SEC ETF Decision Looms, Nvidia Hits Record High

There is a 90% probability the SEC will approve a spot ether ETF, one observer said, drawing attention to the narrowed discount in the Grayscale Ethereum Trust.

Technical analysis and derivatives point to a bullish undertone for bitcoin, ether. (poupoune05/Pixabay)

Policy

FTX Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Being Transferred to New Prison: WSJ

The location of the new prison is undisclosed as of early Thursday, but is thought to be in California, WSJ said. He is likely to be placed in a medium-security prison.

(CoinDesk)