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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Mercados

Bitcoin holds steady near $64,000 as monero, hyperliquid outperform

Crypto markets remain in a low volatility holding pattern, trading in a tight range following Wednesday's CPI report.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

Tecnologia

Live updates: Bitcoin slips back even as Fed rate hike expectations dwindle

An in-depth analysis of the U.S. CPI released Wednesday suggests the underlying price pressures remain sticky.

BTC

Mercados

Metaplanet denies selling bitcoin worth $320 million

Metaplanet CEO dismisses bitcoin sale rumors, confirms 43,000 BTC holdings

Tokyo, Japan. (Erik Eastman/Unsplash)

Tecnologia

Solana neared a freeze threshold Wednesday, Marinade Finance says. The Foundation says it held up under stress.

A routing glitch at a major data center provider knocked nearly 29% of Solana’s staked tokens offline, bringing the network within striking distance of a full freeze, while Foundation executives stressed that blocks and transactions never stopped.

Solana neared the network freeze threshold Wednesday. (Marinade)

Publicidade

Finanças

Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint launches Hong Kong dollar stablecoin

HashKey Exchange and OSL Group are now authorized distributors, enabling institutional and professional investors to mint and redeem HKDAP tokens.

Hong Kong harbor during a sunrise (Manson Yim/Unsplash)

Mercados

U.S. CPI inflation slows to 3.4% as expected, bitcoin holds near $64,000

Both headline and core inflation matched economists’ expectations, while bitcoin held near $64,000 and Treasury yields declined.

July inflation data (CoinDesk)

Mercados

Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as U.S. inflation data looms, Harmony exploit rattles altcoins

Markets are quiet ahead of the July inflation print, with bitcoin little changed, oil near $90 and Harmony nursing a fresh exploit.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Publicidade

Mercados

One overlooked group has added $1.78 billion of selling pressure to bitcoin market

Public miners are an underappreciated source of supply hitting the market right at the margin.

Bitcoin ASIC miner (CoinDesk Archives)

Tecnologia

Live updates: AI stocks surge on Q2 beats, bitcoin falls below $64,000 as inflation hits estimates

Blockchain data shows the Japanese treasury firm moved the bitcoin between wallets it controls, not to an exchange, so the transfer isn't a sale despite its $1.4 billion paper loss.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Wednesday Aug. 12 (CoinDesk)

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