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: Bitcoin at $50K. What Next?

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

solana Feb. 13, 2024 for FMA

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MOON Holder Makes 550% on Predictions Platform Polymarket as Bitcoin Moves Above $50K

The trader had bought the Yes side shares of the now-expired Polymarket-based betting contract "Will BTC hit $50,000 in February?"

Bitcoin could hit a new record high in two months. (Kurt Cotoaga/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Traders Scoop Up Options Bets at $65K and Higher

The bullish flow is reminiscent of the 2020-2021 bull market when traders consistently snapped up bitcoin calls at levels well above the going market rate.

Hazel nuts, scoop (AndreasAux/Pixabay)

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Peter Thiel Made $200M Investment in BTC, ETH Before Bull Run: Reuters

A source said that the investment was split evenly between the two digital assets.

Peter Thiel holding cash (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hovers Below $48K; Immutable X Soars

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

Immutable chart (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin May Face Stiff Resistance Near $48.5K, On-Chain Analysis Shows

Nearly 270,000 BTC have been acquired at an average cost of $48,491, as analysis by IntoTheBlock shows.

Bitcoin Addresses (IntoTheBlock)

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Ethereum Validator Entry Queue Signals Renewed Interest in Staking

The validator entry queue has jumped to 7,045, the highest since Oct. 6, according to data source ValidatorQueue.

Staking (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Logs Biggest Weekly Gain Since October as S&P 500 Tops 5K

The S&P 500 look expensive relative to bonds, but that does not imply risk aversion or outflow of money from stocks and crypto and into Treasury notes.

BTC's price (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds $43K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 2, 2024.

LINK price, Feb. 2 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Chainlink's LINK Token Taps 22-Month High of $18, Ending Three-Month Breather

Analysts consider LINK as the safest bet to profit from the tokenization narrative.

LINK's price (CoinDesk)