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 Maintains Gains as Global Equities Slide, US Yield Hits Record Lows

Bitcoin is printing gains amid coronavirus-led risk aversion in the traditional markets.

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Yields of 25% to 42% Lure Lenders Back to DeFi Platform bZx

Lenders and depositors are coming back to bZx, as the decentralized protocol for margin trading offers significantly higher yields on ether deposits compared to its peers.

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Bitcoin Prints Bullish Price Pattern With Move Above $9K

Bitcoin's bulls look to have established a secure foothold above $9,000, confirming a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders breakout.

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After Court Victory, Indian Exchanges Gear Up for Crypto Trading Surge

Indian Supreme Court’s decision to lift the central bank’s ban on cryptocurrency trading could soon translate into notable growth in trading volumes, according to cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.

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Bitcoin Keeps Recovery Hopes Alive With Defense of Major Average Support

Bitcoin may make a quick recovery above $9,000 if the bulls maintain their defense of the 200-day average at $8,720.

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Lesser-Known Exchange Inflates Paxos Standard Daily Trading Volume to Record Highs

While it seems Paxos Standard (PAX) experienced a sudden surge in trading volumes, the stablecoin’s own issuer questions that very data.

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Bottom In? Bitcoin Makes 4.5% Gain as Sellers Lose Steam

Bitcoin looks to have found a price bottom over the last two days and may soon witness a stronger recovery rally.

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Bitcoin’s Option Market Sees Low Chance of Post-Halving Rally

Bitcoin is unlikely to get bid up after the May 2020 mining reward halving, based on the way the cryptocurrency’s options are valued.

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Bitcoin Rallies After Biggest Weekly Drop Since November

Bitcoin is flashing green on Monday, having suffered a double-digit price drop last week.

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Bitcoin Closes on First February Price Loss Since 2014

Bitcoin risks ending the second month on a negative note for the first time in years and could suffer deeper declines in the short-term.

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