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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Crypto Market May See Renewed Volatility as Whales Begin to Accumulate Bitcoin

Calm waters do not last long in bitcoin, so be prepared for a sharp move here shortly, one observer said, referring to the cryptocurrency's ultra-low historical or realized price volatility.

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Bitcoin Is Leading Indicator for S&P 500, Past Data Shows

The cryptocurrency tends to bottom out weeks ahead of the S&P 500, research by Delphi Digital shows.

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First Mover Americas: Bankrupt BlockFi Asks US Court to Greenlight Withdrawals

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 20, 2022.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Waves Blockchain Founder Sasha Ivanov Promises USDN Revival Plan, New Stablecoin

USDN, the algorithmic stablecoin of the Waves ecosystem, fell as low as 53 cents early Tuesday.

Waves founder Sasha Ivanov (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Gains 2%, Stocks Drop as Bank of Japan Allows Benchmark Bond Yields to Rise

The BOJ unexpectedly lifted the cap on the 10-year Japanese government bond yields to 0.5% from 0.25%, ending the prolonged period of near-zero yields.

Cityscape Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Grayscale Explores Options to Return Portion of GBTC

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 19, 2022.

Grayscale's new ad campaign can be seen in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Options Market Has Become More 'Interdealer' Since FTX's Blowup: Paradigm

Market makers' share of crypto options trading volume settled through OTC platform Paradigm has increased as hedge funds, family offices and high-net worth individuals sit on the fence. The situation may persist for some time.

El flujo de intermediarios como porcentaje del volumen de Paradigm es el máximo de 2022. (Paradigm)

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First Mover Americas: Crypto Auditing Hits Snag

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 16, 2022.

Accounting firm Mazars, which did a "proof-of-reserves" audit for crypto exchange Binance, is pausing its auditing work for crypto clients. (CoinDesk archives)

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Bitcoin, Ether Slip as Audit Firm Mazars Pauses Work for Crypto Clients; S&P Futures Drop

Bitcoin outperformed ether and BNB as Mazar's decision to suspend crypto audit work and Binance fears weighed over the crypto market.

Ether's price chart (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

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Bitcoin Few Weeks Away From Its First Weekly Chart 'Death Cross'

Bitcoin has never seen a death cross on its weekly chart before and the ominous-sounding indicator has a bad reputation of trapping sellers on the wrong side in traditional markets.

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