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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Will Comatose Bitcoin Market Come Alive After NFP Data?

Bitcoin has returned exactly 0.0%, on average, on NFP days in 2022, but picture changes during the week after the data release, past data show.

Bitcoin's performance on NFP days (October 2021 to September 2022)/(CoinDesk, Datawrapper)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stays Close to $20K, Sushi's Token Surges 14%

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 6, 2022.

Sushi is in flux. (Jakub Dziubak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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DeFi Platform Ribbon Finance's Unsecured Lending Product Sees Crypto Firms Folkvang and Wintermute Borrow Over $10M

Ribbon's Lend, which went live on Monday, allows institutions to borrow funds without having to lock in collateral.

Ribbon's unsecured lending product, Lend, went live on Monday. (Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Busts Past $20K on Hopes of Fed Pivot

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 4, 2022.

Bitcoin surged above $20,000 on Tuesday. (Aaron Burden/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Gains Momentum on Fed Pivot Narrative, but Some Banks Anticipate Dollar Rebound

Bitcoin rose above $20,000 soon before press time, extending Monday's "ISM-induced" gains as dollar continued to lose ground.

Bitcoin rose past $20K during European hours. (Highcharts.com/CoinDesk)

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Shares in Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust Trade at 36% Discount to Fund's NAV

The shares first slipped into the discount category in February 2021 primarily due to alternatives like ETFs becoming available in Canada and Europe.

The GBTC discount widens to a new record high. (m./Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Remains Above $19K as Long-Term Holders Stay the Course

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 3, 2022.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Range-Bound Bitcoin Reminds Crypto Twitter of 2018 Lull That Ended With 50% Crash

Prominent crypto commentators say they're worried bitcoin's price consolidation indicates a deeper slide is coming, just as it did four years ago.

Cripto Twitter teme que bitcoin pronto reanude una tendencia bajista más amplia, repitiendo un patrón visto en 2018. (geralt/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin to Post Sixth Straight September Loss, but LINK and UNI Manage Gains

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 30, 2022.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Cryptocurrencies XRP, MKR Shine as BTC, ETH Hold Steady Ahead of US Inflation Data

XRP climbed above its 200-day moving average while MKR hit a three-week high. A higher-than-expected figure for core PCE, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, may inject volatility into markets.

XRP continues to outperform the broader market. (ColiN00B/Pixabay)