Omkar Godbole

Co-Managing Editor, Markets Team

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.

Latest from Omkar Godbole

Policy

Coinbase Takes Aim at CFTC's Definition of 'Gaming' in Proposed Prediction Market Rules

Coinbase argues the definition is vague, and urges the CFTC to make determinations on a contract-by-contract basis rather than broad categorization

Aug 9, 2024

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)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Prices Little Changed, XRP Surges

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

Aug 8, 2024

Markets

Bitcoin Faces Risk From 'Maxed Out' U.S. Consumers, Analyst Says

U.S. consumers are accumulating debt at a slower rate, data released Wednesday showed.

Aug 8, 2024

Markets

First Mover Americas: BoJ Comments Offer Relief to Crypto

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

Aug 7, 2024

Finance

Jump Trading Allegedly Moves $29M in ETH as Ether Tops $2.5K

According to a blockchain data tracking service, Jump Trading moved large amounts of ether to an address previously used to deposit coins to centralized exchanges.

Aug 7, 2024

AI generating trading. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin's Impending 'Death Cross' May Trap Bears as Bank of Japan Eases Rate Concerns

The ominous-sounding technical price pattern could again trap bears on the wrong side of the market as the Bank of Japan plays down chance of a near-term interest rate hike.

Aug 7, 2024