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

No More Than 50% Chance of Spot Ether ETF Approval By May, JPMorgan Says

Lawsuits against crypto exchanges offering staking services for proof-of-stake blockchains, including Ethereum, make approval of a spot ether ETF more challenging until these cases are resolved, the investment bank said.

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Ether Could Soar in 2024 on the Back of Dencun Upgrade, ETF Narrative: Analysts

The ether- bitcoin ratio has risen 19% in the first three weeks of the year, taking back part of last year's 25% slide.

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First Mover Americas: dYdX Beats Uniswap, Bitcoin Outlook Dour

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 18, 2024.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Optimistic Despite Bitcoin's Plunge, CoinDesk 20 Perpetual Futures Show

The CD20/USDC perpetual futures traded at a premium to the index price early Thursday, indicating a bullish broader market sentiment.

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Tech

Frax Finance's Layer 2 Fraxtal to Debut in February: Founder

Kazemian expects Fraxtal to debut with a bang, attracting at least several hundred million dollars worth of crypto assets in the first month.

Frax Finance's Sam Kaizeman (Wikipedia)

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First Mover Americas: Altcoins Lead, Bitcoin in Stasis Near $42.6K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 17, 2024.

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Bitcoin's ‘De-Dollarization’ Narrative Loses Ground As USD Tightens Its Grip on International Transactions

The crypto market's de-dollarization expectations look premature as the greenback remained the preferred currency in international transactions in 2023, data show.

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Markets

Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer Says Bitcoin to Consolidate Recent Gains Amid ETF Hangover

Some have forecasted sharp declines in bitcoin's price as traders 'sell the news' post-ETF approval, but Fidelity's Director of Global Macro disagrees.

Fidelity Investments sign (Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Sees First Ever Weekly 'Golden Cross,' a Bullish Signal to Some

The 50-week simple moving average (SMA) of bitcoin's price has crossed above the 200-week SMA for the first time on record.

Bitcoin's weekly price chart (TradingView)

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Chiliz, Klaytn Tokens Surge Over 10% on M&A Hopes, Bitcoin Listless

Klyatn and Finschia Foundation have proposed to merge the two blockchains to create a Web3 powerhouse in Asia.

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