Omkar Godbole

Co-Managing Editor, Markets Team

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.

Latest from Omkar Godbole

Markets

First Mover: Stimulus Tests Bitcoin in Real-Time, and It Passes $20K

Bitcoin has climbed as more big investors said it might serve as a hedge against inflation. On Wednesday prices crossed $20K for the first time.

Dec 16, 2020

Bitcoin prices crossed above $20,000 on Wednesday for the first time.

Markets

CME Announces Ether Futures Contracts

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced Wednesday it will launch a futures contract on ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, in February.

Dec 16, 2020

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Markets

Bitcoin Tops $21K, Blowing Past $20K Record as Analysts Remain Confident of Future

Bitcoin has risen above $20,000 to reach the highest point in its 12-year history.

Dec 16, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin Hits 2-Week High Above $19.7K

Bitcoin has jumped to its highest point since setting an all-time high on Dec. 1.

Dec 16, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Reminiscing on Pre-Pandemic Bitcoin as Rally Stalls

Back in January, few analysts could foresee the investment theme that would ultimately cause bitcoin prices to triple over the course of 2020.

Dec 15, 2020

Back in January, few cryptocurrency analysts could see the gathering storm that would forever change the bitcoin market.

Markets

Bitcoin May Have Hit Wall of Profit Takers Around $19,500: Analyst

Huobi Global saw an influx of larger-than-average bitcoin deposits soon before the price drop, an analyst said.

Dec 15, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Horrible 2020 Economy Proved Best Thing for Bitcoin

In 2020, bitcoin went from fringe investment to the talk of Wall Street, as the coronavirus-induced recession spurred recovery plans built around stimulus.

Dec 14, 2020

The coronavirus-induced recession and official response (trillions of dollars of stimulus) pushed bitcoin to its debut on the global investment stage.

Markets

CEO of DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Hacked for $8M in NXM Tokens

Nexus Mutual's CEO, Hugh Karp, lost the tokens after an attacker gained remote access to his computer.

Dec 14, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin Still on Track to Breach $20K in Coming Weeks: Analysts

Bitcoin's revived uptrend could soon lead to a much-anticipated breakout above the $20,000 mark, according to several analysts.

Dec 14, 2020

Finance

MassMutual's Bitcoin Buy May Presage $600B Institutional Flood: JPMorgan

JPMorgan analysts said MassMutual's recent $100 million bitcoin purchases are a sign of growing mainstream acceptance for the cryptocurrency.

Dec 14, 2020

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