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

First Mover Americas: Crypto Winter Chills at Digital Currency Group, Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 18, 2023.

(RyersonClark/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Observers Maintain Risk-On Bias as US Debt Ceiling Nears

Observers said the "extraordinary measures" the U.S. Treasury Dept. has promised to implement after the limit is reached will likely ease financial conditions and keep risk assets steady. The government is set to hit the debt limit on Thursday.

The U.S. government will hit the debt ceiling on Thursday. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Three Arrows' Founders Take Slingshot From Crypto Community

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 17, 2023.

Three Arrows Capital's founders are taking shots from the crypto exchange over their planned exchange. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Buyers From Coinbase Powered Bitcoin Higher, or Did They?

As bitcoin looks north, indicators paint a mixed picture of the major source of bullish pressures for the cryptocurrency.

Buyers from Coinbase appear to have lifted bitcoin higher. But they were not alone. (ColiN00B/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $21K, Outshines S&P 500, Gold

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 16, 2023.

Bitcoin broke the $21,000 mark on Monday. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Will Allow Institutional Investors to Keep Collateral Off the Crypto Exchange

Institutional investors can post collateral from the cold wallets with Binance Custody, the crypto exchange said.

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Markets

Options Flip to Show Stronger Bitcoin Into July

The long-term sentiment has turned bullish with bitcoin showing its biggest weekly percentage gain in two years.

Bitcoin skew (Amberdata)

Markets

First Mover Americas: SEC Targets Gemini, Genesis

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 13, 2023.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's 'Volatility Smile' Shows Increased Demand for Bullish Exposure

Bitcoin's volatility smile is a graphical representation of implied volatility or demand for options at different strike levels.

La “sonrisa de volatilidad” de las opciones de bitcoin parece querer animar a los traders de derivados de criptomonedas. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Markets Primed for Soft CPI

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 12, 2023.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)