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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Bitcoin's Impending Golden Cross May Bolster Bulls: Analysts

Bitcoin's price uptrend could gather pace following the confirmation of the golden crossover in the next few days.

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First Mover: Bitcoin's 2020 Rally Sends Message to Capitalists as Despair on Wall Street Grows

Bitcoin's recent price rally and industry optimism contrast with the downbeat tone in the U.S. stock market. Even Visa's CEO says digital currencies could be "additive to the payments ecosystem."

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Bitcoin Battles for $10K as Gold Prints Over 7-Year High

Bitcoin's upward move looks to have stalled amid gold's rally to 7.5-year highs. But analysts think it's only a matter of time before bitcoin begins drawing stronger haven demand.

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First Mover: Bitcoin’s Hot Again and Crypto Miners Are Hoarding – Or Are They?

Bitcoin is rallying again, and some analysts are taking a closer look at data extracted from the underlying blockchain for signals on whether cryptocurrency miners are buying or selling. Or if they're HODLing.

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Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New Highs in Halving Week

Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange peaked to record highs in the days after Monday's halving event.

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First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates, Bitcoiners Wonder, 'What If'

Even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell says negative interest rates are not on the cards, the remaining possibility might be rekindling traders' spirits – or at least refocusing attention on bitcoin as a hedge against inflation.

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Bitcoin's Price Has Bounced but Miners May Still Be Switching Off Post-Halving

While bitcoin is fast reversing its pre-halving price drop, hash-rate data suggests miners are still leaving the network.

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Many Ether Whales Might Be Leaving for Bitcoin: Data

The seven-day average of the number of unique addresses holding 10,000 ethers or more fell to 1,050 on Tuesday. That's the lowest level since January 2019.

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First Mover: Derivatives May Have Blunted the Halving's Volatility Spike

The anemic price action surrounding bitcoin's third halving has led to head-scratching over why the cryptocurrency didn't moon. One possibility: Derivatives are bringing more price discovery.

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Bitcoin Steady Near $9K as Trump Touts 'Gift' of Negative Interest Rates

Bitcoin is hovering close to $9,000 amid rising speculation the U.S. could ultimately adopt negative interest rates.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to accept the "gift" of negative interest rates. (Credit: Shutterstock)