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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First Mover: Binance CEO Sees Future in DeFi While Bitcoin Volatility Turns Minuscule

Binance CEO isn't ashamed to discuss DeFi's future – and how the fast-moving arena might represent the future of his industry-leading crypto exchange.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao.

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Bitcoin Has Been Less Volatile Than Tesla Stock for Months

Bitcoin is often criticized for being overly volatile, but it's been a sea of calm compared with Tesla stock in recent months.

Tesla

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Bitfinex Launches Tether-Settled Perpetual Contracts Based on European Equities

The perpetual contracts will be open for trading 24/7, unlike equity exchanges which are open for business for a limited number of hours, five days a week.

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On-Chain Data Suggests Ether Investors Bought September Dip

Ether's recent price drop has failed to deter investors from accumulating the cryptocurrency, on-chain data indicates.

Ether prices, Aug. 25 to Sept. 25, 2020.

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First Mover: Tron's Play for WBTC Shows Competition to Relieve Ethereum Congestion

Competition builds in market for tokenized bitcoin, used to get extra profit off holdings of the cryptocurrency recently denigrated as a "pet rock."

Bitcoin has been likened to a "pet rock," but tokenization allows it to be deposited for interest in DeFi applications on the Ethereum blockchain - and now Tron too.

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Up 5%: Bitcoin Sees Biggest Single-Day Price Gain for 2 Months

Bitcoin is eyeing a bull revival above the psychological resistance of $11,000, but a strengthening dollar could put a spanner in the works.

Bitcoin price over 24 hours

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Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits Record High in Expiry Week

Bitcoin's options market is more popular than ever with record open interest of more than $2.10 billion.

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First Mover: Federal Reserve, Congress Play Game of Chicken Over Stimulus as Market Lurches

Markets from stocks to bitcoin have groaned amid dimming prospects for more U.S. stimulus, and neither Congress nor the Fed are taking the lead.

As traders look for fresh stimulus to keep markets buoyant, neither Congress nor the Fed appears ready to blink.

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Strengthening US Dollar Could Bring Further Downside for Bitcoin

With the U.S. dollar eyeing a pre-election recovery, the path of least resistance for bitcoin may be to the downside.

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Bitcoin Market Weakening After Macro-Based Sell-Off, On-Chain Data Suggests

Bitcoin inventory is building on exchanges but there's a lack of buyers, according to a Chainalysis economist.

Bitcoin price chart for Wednesday (CoinDesk BPI)