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 Trapped Between 50 and 200-Day Averages as Bond Market Volatility Spikes, China Stocks Slide

The MOVE index, which measures expected volatility in U.S. Treasury notes, spiked to the highest since January, hinting at tighter financial conditions ahead.

Dry, leave (Alexis/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Price Up 40% YTD, but Gold Wins on Risk-Adjusted Returns

Gold has a significantly higher volatility ratio than bitcoin in 2024, according to analysis by Goldman Sachs.

Absolute YTD returns and return to volatility ratios for key assets, including BTC and ETH  (Goldman Sachs)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops as China's Stimulus Plans Disappoint

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 8, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 8 2024 (CoinDesk)

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U.S. Election 2024: Bitcoin and S&P 500 Options Diverge, Hinting at Major Market Moves

"Either the strong positive correlation between BTC and the S&P 500 is about to break and flip negative, or one of these markets is mispriced. The excitement lies in the uncertainty."

(Phil Hearing/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tests $64K Ahead of Busy U.S. Economic Data Week

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 7, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 7 2024 (CoinDesk)

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The Notion of Aggressively Dovish Fed Fades as U.S. Inflation Report Looms

Bitcoin is struggling to gain upside traction as a hawkish rethink of Fed interest-rate policy raises Treasury yields and strengthens the dollar.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Len Sassaman Gets the Memecoin Treatment Ahead of HBO Bitcoin Creator Documentary

Polymarket bettors and the broader crypto community widely consider cryptographer Sassaman to be “revealed” as Bitcoin’s creator in an anticipated HBO documentary.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin, Asian Equities May Be Losing Capital to China Stocks

Even with a 3-5% cost to convert [stablecoin] USDT into equities, the potential upside of 50-70% in China's stocks makes this a strategic move, one observer said.

Viewing the stock board displayed on the electronic bulletin board in the business district

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces From $60K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 4, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 4 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Attention Bitcoin Bulls, China Stimulus May Have Lost Its Mojo

According to BCA Research, generating large bullish "credit impulses" is now a tough task for China.

16:9 Crop: Shanghai, China (Li Yang / Unsplash)