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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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Set to Ring in the New Year Up Nearly 160%

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 29, 2023.

Bitcoin 2023 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Worth $1B Leaves Exchanges in Largest Single-Day Outflow in 12 Months

Net outflows from exchanges are often taken to represent investors' intention to hold coins for long-term.

Bitcoin: Net exchange flows

Markets

A Record $11B Crypto Options Expiry Looms as BTC Shows Little Volatility

The expiry is Deribit's largest so far and a record of almost $5 billion of options will expire in the money.

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Markets

Crypto Wallet Linked to Donald Trump Sent $2.4M in Ether to Coinbase

A wallet flagged as owned by Trump sent ETH to Coinbase in the past three weeks, where it was presumably sold.

Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs (OpenSea)

Markets

Stock of Bitcoin's Biggest Public Holder Is Overvalued by 26%, Analyst Who Predicted BTC Rally Says

Early investors in MSTR can consider taking profit as shares appear overvalued and could fall by 20%, according to 10x Research.

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Markets

'Smart Money' Is Record Long on BTC Ahead of Expected Bitcoin ETF

Bullish bets by institutional investors and knowledgeable market participants have reached an all-time high on the CME, data tracked by MacroMicro show.

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Tech

Metis Surges 50% as Ecosystem Projects Eye $360M in Grant Rewards

Some liquidity pools built on the Metis network are offering as much as 200% in annualized fee rewards to users.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's Share in Crypto Futures Trading Slides as Altcoin Profits Allure Traders

Bitcoin's dominance by futures open interest has declined to 38% from nearly 50% two months ago.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: JPMorgan Cautious About Crypto Markets in 2024

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 14, 2023.

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Markets

ARK Sells $42.6M Coinbase Shares as COIN Hits 20-Month High

The firm has sold over $150 million worth of stake in COIN since Dec. 5.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood