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

Was Ether's Bitcoin-Beating Surge a One-Off, or Has The Tide Really Turned?

Key options market gauge suggests ether could continue to see more action than bitcoin in the coming weeks.

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Markets

Bitcoin Could Hit $69K by Mid-2024 as It Enters Acceleration Phase, Analyst Says

BTC prices have doubled this year amid a spot ETF push by prominent traditional finance firms.

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Tech

Ethereum Fees Briefly Jumped to $100 After BlackRock’s ETH ETF Filing

Fees spiked to as high as 270 gwei late on Thursday, the data shows, temporarily touching a level last seen in June 2022.

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Policy

UBS Group’s Wealthy Clients Can Now Trade Some Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong: Bloomberg

The news comes a day after HSBC, one of the world's largest banks, said it plans to start a digital-assets custody service for institutional clients.

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Markets

Bitcoin ETF Excitement Drives Wall Street Giant CME Above Binance in BTC Futures Rankings

CME's rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted.

Top exchanges by bitcoin futures open interest (CoinGlass)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $37K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 9, 2023.

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Markets

Exploring The Two 'Overlooked' Bullish Tailwinds for Bitcoin

As the spot ETF narrative hogs the limelight, the U.S. Treasury's recent decision to slow the pace of bond sales and worsening economic and geopolitical issues silently support the bullish case in bitcoin.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

Markets

Bitcoin Call Skew Hints at Further Price Rise as Spot ETF Optimism Energizes BTC

The one-month call-put skew has risen above 10%, indicating a strongest bullish bias in 31 months.

Bitcoin one-month call-put skew (Amberdata)

Policy

India's Central Bureau of Investigation Appoints Liminal to Manage Seized Digital Assets

Liminal has already supported the CBI in an operation by assembling a specialized team to safely store seized assets.

New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Markets

ARK Snaps Up $9.5M HOOD Shares Day After Robinhood Announces European Expansion

The fund continues to sell GBTC as shares have rallied 235% this year, outperforming bitcoin and traditional risk assets.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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