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 Favored Over Ether Even as Trump Widens Lead Over Harris

Ether traders display a stronger inclination to mitigate potential downside risks than bitcoin,

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Trump-Themed PoliFi Tokens Buck Bitcoin Downtrend as China Stimulus Hopes Return

Trump's odds of winning the U.S. presidential election have surged to a more than two-month high. Plus, the broader crypto market is stagnant despite hopes of another round of stimulus in China.

Trump sending bitcoin transaction at PubKey bar in NYC (Fox News/Modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K Ahead of September CPI Report

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 10, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 10 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin, Ether Nurse Losses as Dollar Strengthens Ahead of U.S. Inflation Report

A hotter-than-expected inflation report would weaken the case for Fed interest-rate cuts.

BTC, ETH drop as the dollar index rallies. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Uptrend in Bitcoin's Dominance Rate Threatened by Fed Rate Cut Cycle, Crypto Asset Manager Says

Per SwissOne Capital, the BTC dominance rate and the U.S. interest are positively correlated.

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First Mover Americas: Crypto Market Muted After HBO Satoshi Reveal Falls Flat

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

BTC price, FMA Oct. 9 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Whale Alert: $1M BTC Trade Bets on Volatility Expansion Outside $53K-$87K Range

A long straddle involving the November expiry $66,000 call and put options crossed the tape on Deribit early Wednesday.

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Record Stablecoin Liquidity, Spike in BTC Transactions Could Fuel Bitcoin Price Surge

Most crypto spot and futures trading are conducted against stablecoin pairs - and an increase signals capital parked on the sidelines to deploy on favorable catalysts.

A rocket launching. (United Launch Alliance / U.S. Air Force)

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Crypto Majors BTC, ETH, XRP Little Changed as HBO Calls Peter Todd the Bitcoin Creator

A compelling expose could have impacted bitcoin and the broader market’s prices, but the crypto community is largely brushing off HBO’s hyped documentary.

Heading of Bitcoin Whitepaper

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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)