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.

Omkar Godbole

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First Mover Americas: Crypto Trades Little Changed Following Thursday's Slide

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 16, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 16 2024 (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: BTC Muted After Crypto Goes Unmentioned in Musk-Trump Interview

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 13 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 13 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin More Likely to Fall by $5K Than Rise by Same Amount: Analyst

The BTC market shows signs of seller dominance, FxPro's analyst said.

Despite declining Wednesday, BTC may be in a potential upswing. (Luke Chui/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin's Prospects Strengthen as Key Stablecoin Metric Slides to Lowest Level in 18 Months

The dwindling metric points to declining selling pressure in the bitcoin market.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: BTC Slides Ahead of Busy Data Week

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 12, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 12 2024 (CoinDesk)

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XRP Bullish Options' Popularity Jump May Be Due to ETF Speculation, Observers Say

Traders have locked in over $2 million in XRP's $1.10 call option listed on Deribit, the highest across all available maturities.

XRP options data. (Amberdata)

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Ex-Bank of Japan Official Rules Out Another Rate Hike This Year

The BOJ recently raised rates for the first time in over a decade, destabilizing global markets, including bitcoin.

Bank of Japan building. (Shutterstock)

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Dragonfly, Crypto.com Weigh in on CFTC's Proposed Prediction Market Rules

Both parties argue the CFTC's move to regulate prediction markets is an overreach, with Dragonfly arguing that the recent 'Chevron' court ruling limits its power.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's 12% Price Rally on Thursday Was the Biggest Since February 2022

Risk assets stabilized as upbeat weekly U.S. jobs data eased recession concerns.

Bernstein forecasts new crypto cycle ( Hans Eiskonen/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Reclaims $62K, Bulls Revisit $100K Target

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 9, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 9 2024 (CoinDesk)