Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor and analyst on CoinDesk's Markets team. He has been covering crypto options and futures, as well as macro and cross-asset activity, since 2019, leveraging his prior experience in directional and non-directional derivative strategies at brokerage firms. His extensive background also encompasses the FX markets, having served as a fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desks for Mumbai-based brokerages and FXStreet. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar holds a Master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Will BTC React to Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech?

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 23, 2024.

BTC's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Aave Token Has Beaten the Market With a 45% Price Surge. Here's Why

AAVE has outperformed every other top 100 cryptocurrency by market value in the past four weeks.

Aave is the Finnish word for ghost (Metis)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Advances Following Reports of RFK Jr. Withdrawal

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 22, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 22 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto OTC Desks Now Hold Over $22B in Bitcoin: CryptoQuant

Miners often turn to OTC deals to sell bitcoin, CryptoQuant noted.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Markets

Bitcoin's Uptrend Threatened by Looming 'Stochastics' Signal: Fairlead Strategies

The pending signal, if confirmed, would imply a challenging time ahead, according to analysis by Fairlead Strategies.

Alarm, rotating beacon. (Bru-nO/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Below $60K Before U.S. Jobs Data Revision

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 21, 2024.

BTC price, Aug. 21 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Bear Trap? Goldman Says Wednesday's U.S. Jobs Report Is Likely to Overstate Weakness

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor statistics will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to the level of monthly nonfarm payrolls from April 2023 to March 2024.

Payrolls (Shutterstock)

Markets

Mt. Gox Moves $700M in Bitcoin, BTC Unmoved at $59K

According to Galaxy's Alex Thorn expects only 1,265 BTC, woth over $70 million, may be offloaded in the market.

(CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K, Outperforms Broader Crypto Market

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 20, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 20 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Continue to Fall, No Longer Signal Recession

The U.S. recession fears were partly responsible for the early August slide in stocks and cryptocurrencies.

The clouds are beginning to clear for the U.S. economy. (MabelAmber/Pixabay)