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

Junk-Rated El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin Bonds’ Look Explosive (Think Volcano)

Anyone buying Salvador’s bitcoin-backed bond is betting on the cryptocurrency in a very big way, ignoring the country’s distressed-debt situation, one strategist said.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announces new "bitcoin bonds" at an event on Saturday. (Samson Mow via Twitter)

Markets

Shiba Inu Slips in Coinbase Volume Rankings After Topping the List for 2 Weeks

With speculative frenzy in SHIB cooling, market focus may shift back to top cryptocurrencies.

A Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired both DOGE and SHIB, is getting a ride in cryptocurrency markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Las criptomonedas podrían desestabilizar países y debilitar al dólar como reserva de valor, según Hillary Clinton

La excandidata a la presidencia de los Estados Unidos pidió un esfuerzo conjunto de los Estados nación para controlar el auge de las criptomonedas.

Dólares estadounidenses (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Attempts Price Recovery After a Derivatives-Led Slide to Sub-$56K

Fears about a supply glut from the Mt. Gox settlement are unfounded, one analyst said.

Chart showing bitcoin's recovery from five-week lows

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Markets

Crypto Could Destabilize Nations, Undermine Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status, Hillary Clinton Says

Clinton called for a joint effort by nation-states to monitor cryptocurrencies’ rise.

Dólares estadounidenses (Shutterstock)

Tech

Binance Fully Integrates Ethereum Scaler Arbitrum One

Users can now deposit ether to their Binance accounts via Arbitrum One.

The co-founders of Offchain Labs, the firm behind Arbitrum. (Offchain Labs)

Markets

Institutions Snap Up Ether $5K Call, Bitcoin Risks Double Top as RBA Official Warns of FOMO Meltdown

Bitcoin appears exhausted, having failed to chart a convincing breakout beyond April highs for almost four weeks.

Bitcoin's daily chart showing a double top pattern on Nov. 18 (Joel Kruger, TradingView)

Policy

India to Ban Crypto as Payment Method but Regulate as Asset: Report

The Modi government will also ban active solicitation from crypto firms, such as ads.

The Indian flag. (Pixabay)

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Policy

Indian Central Bank Governor Says Blockchain Technology Can Thrive Without Cryptocurrencies

There are far deeper issues involved with cryptocurrencies, RBI’s Shaktikanta Das said.

RBI entrance in New Delhi, India

Markets

Bitcoin Crowd Appears High on ‘Hopium’ as ‘Buy The Dip’ Trends

Pullbacks typically end with crowd chatter leaning bearish.

Chart showing bitcoin's price drop below $60,000 on Nov. 17 (CoinDesk, highcharts,com)