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

Pepecoin Funding Rates Remain Negative as Bears Proliferate

Negative funding rates indicate dominance of bearish positions in the perpetual futures market.

The riot pepe became a calling card of Rook's activist investors. (Hazard/Rook)

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Bitcoin's Dominance Rate Surges After U.S. Banking Crisis

Bitcoin's outperformance during the banking crisis indicates the cryptocurrency is the anti-dollar liquid play for investors, one portfolio manager said.

Bitcoin's dominance rate vs the SPDR S&P regional banking ETF (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks Begins May on Top

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 3, 2023.

Policymakers will need to address financial stability risks, JPMorgan said. (Colton Sturgeon/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin, Ether Could Face Risks From Potential Short Squeeze in Dollar Index, QCP Capital Says

A short squeeze refers to a rally stemming from traders squaring off their bearish short positions.

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Fed Preview: Crypto Observers Believe Bitcoin Rally May Stall if Powell Does Not Signal End of Tightening

"We expect that Chair Powell may shy away from being definitive when it comes to a pause, which may disappoint the market," one crypto trader said.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: BRC-20 Tokens Skyrocket

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 2, 2023.

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Markets

Number of Stablecoins Held on Exchanges Slips to 2-Year Low

While stablecoins' exchange balance has dropped by 44% this year, bitcoin's price has rallied by 70%.

La cantidad de criptomonedas vinculadas al dólar estadounidense depositada en billeteras de exchanges cayó a su nivel más bajo desde mayo de 2021. (Glassnode)

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'Bitcoin Request for Comment' Tokens Surge to $137M in Market Value

The BRC-20 standard sounds like the popular ERC-20, but the two are different, with the former lacking the ability to interact with smart contracts.

(WikiImages/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Ending Week on Positive Note

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 28, 2023.

Bitcoin's price has risen 7% in the past seven days.

Markets

Bitcoin Held on Binance Surges to Record High of 692K BTC: Glassnode

The tally has increased by more than 50,000 bitcoins in four weeks, reversing the exodus seen late last year.

Bitcoin en Binance. (Glassnode/CoinDesk)