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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Bitcoin Indicator That Forewarned Late 2023 Volatility Explosion Is Lighting Up Again

Bitcoin's Bollinger bandwidth has narrowed to levels that have historically preceded volatility explosions.

Bollinger bandwidth can predict increasingly turbulent times for bitcoin. (RitaE/Pixabay)

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Large Bitcoin Holders Added $5.4B in BTC in July, Data Show

Large holders resorted to bargain hunting in July as the cryptocurrency experienced two-way price volatility.

Bitcoin: Large holders net inflow in July. (IntoTheBlock, TradingView)

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Popular 'Simon’s Cat' to Join Cat Coin Fray With Issuance on Floki Launchpad

Simon's Cat is one of the world's biggest cat meme brands and animation series by social media followers.

(Simon's Cat/Floki)

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The Bahamas 'Dares' Again 1.5 Years After FTX Collapse, Brings in New Crypto Law

The Bahamas' Parliament passed the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act, 2024 (DARE 2024), The Securities Commission of The Bahamas announced on Tuesday.

The Bahamas. (A. Duarte/Flickr)

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Coinbase Concerned About 'Ongoing Regulation by Enforcement' in Australia, Despite 'Healthy' Regulator Talks

Last month, a senior regulator warned an audience of industry goers to fall in line with the precedents set in the recent cases it has filed against crypto entities.

Coinbase (PiggyBank/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Crypto Market Stabilizes After Nursing Losses

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 31, 2024.

XRP price, FMA July 31 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Keeps Weekly Loss as 'Anti-Risk' Yen Strengthens After BOJ Rate Hike

The yen’s popularity as a funding currency can cause knock-on effects in other markets, helping tighten global financial conditions, BlackRock said.

Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

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XRP Surges 7% Amid Ripple-SEC Settlement Hopes, $600M Token Unlock

XRP trading activity is heightening in South Korea, where traders tend to get euphoric about rallying tokens.

XRP took off while other cryptos flatlined. (SpaceX/Unsplash)

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Nvidia Becoming More Volatile Than Bitcoin and Ether

Bitcoin has exhibited a strong positive correlation with NVDA since late 2022.

BTC's unimpressive bounce. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rises to Nearly $70K After Trump's BTC 2024 Speech

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 29, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 29 2024 (CoinDesk)

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