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

Over $600M Locked in Open Dogecoin Futures as DOGE Price Hits Highest Since April

An increase in open interest alongside a rise in price is said to confirm an uptrend.

DOGE futures open interest (Coinglass)

Markets

Bitcoin Surge Blasts $170M in Bearish Shorts as BTC Price Targets $48K

Short traders betting against higher bitcoin (BTC) prices lost some $90 million on Tuesday alone, adding on to the $70 million in short liquidations on Monday.

Arbitrage trade opens up on TX (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Markets

Key Metrics Show Crypto Traders Turning to Ether From Bitcoin

Futures and options market metrics suggest traditional finance players and sophisticated market participants may soon rotate money into ether from bitcoin.

Trader. (Tumisu/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BlackRock Received $100K Seed Funding for Its Spot BTC ETF

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 5, 2023.

BlackRock HQ

Markets

Coinbase's Rally Still Has Legs, Chart Analyst Says

Shares in the cryptocurrency exchange have rallied nearly 300% this year, and the latest chart pattern suggests further gains could still be in the offing.

CEO Brian Armstrong posted 10 crypto startup ideas to Twitter he wishes someone would build. Why not Coinbase? (Coinbase, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

BlackRock Received $100K Seed Funding for Spot Bitcoin ETF

The unknown seed investor agreed to purchase $100,000 shares on October 27, 2023, BlackRock’s latest filing reveals.

BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hits $42K for First Time in Over a Year

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 4, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin Market-Neutral Bets Offer 10% Return as BTC Tops $41K, Analysts Say

The "basis trade," a standout in the 2020/2021 bull market, is hinting at a resurgence, one observer said, referring to the rising futures premium.

BTC's price chart (CoinDesk/TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $42K as Crypto Market Recovers to Pre-Terra Levels

Ether also rose past $2,200 for the first time in months.

Bitcoin price chart Dec. 4, 2023

Markets

Gauging Spot Bitcoin ETF's Impact on Price Volatility

Some analysts expect bitcoin to mature into a less volatile asset following the introduction of spot ETFs in the U.S, while others say potential "cash creation" structures will increase volatility.

(Chip Vincent/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)