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

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.

(real-napster/Pixabay)

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)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hovers Around $70K After ETF Records Month-High Inflows

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 22, 2024.

BTC price, FMA May 22 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Has 1 in 5 Chance of Tapping $5K by End-June, DeFi Options Protocol Lyra Says

Traders on Lyra have snapped up ether calls at the $5,000 strike and higher this week.

(AidanHowe/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Market Cap Adds Close to an Entire Solana Blockchain in a Single Day

SOL is often cited as a contender to replace ETH eventually. This week's market action shows how Herculean the task would be.

Tug of War. (falco/Pixabay)

Markets

Donald Trump-Themed Meme Coins Breed Crypto Millionaires as MAGA Token Surged

Analysis by Nansen shows that early TRUMP holders made an ROI of over 1,600% from the PoliFi token.

Trump comments on BTC (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hits $71K as Ether ETF Hopes Build

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 21, 2024.

ETH price, FMA May 21 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether ETF Speculation Could Weigh on SOL, Wider Altcoin Market

Traders will not want to be short ETH while going through an ETF approval, one observer said.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Markets

Ether ETF Hopes Drive Futures Open Interest to Record $14B

The notional open interest, or the dollar value locked in the number of active ether futures contracts, surged by 25% in a day.

Ether futures open interest. (Coinglass)