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.

Omkar Godbole

Latest from Omkar Godbole


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)

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)

Markets

Bitcoin Below $60K in a ‘Funding Reset’ Move, Tests Key Support: Experts

Market appeared quite complacent and due for a pullback, observers said.

Bitcoin's daily chart showing a drop to the 50-day moving average on Nov. 16 (TradingView)

Advertisement

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Lose Ground as Twitter CFO Rules Out Crypto Investment, Dollar Index Hits 16-Month High

Ned Segal’s comments likely provided a reason for traders to take some risk off the table in the wake of the rising dollar and U.S. tax reporting requirement.

Chart showing a drop in bitcoin's price Nov. 16  (CoinDesk, highcharts.com)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Bull Flag Breakout Suggests More Upside; Support at $57K

The cryptocurrency could break the six-figure mark in Q4, one firm said.

Bitcoin's bull flag breakout (MintingM, TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Still a Risk Asset Despite Last Week’s Inflation-Led Rally, TradFi Experts Say

An elevated inflationary environment is completely new territory for bitcoin and its reaction function, one analyst said.

Bitcoin has been leading tops and bottoms in AUD/JPY, an FX market's risk barometer, by about four weeks. (TradingView)

Markets

Indian Government to Take ‘Progressive’ Steps on Crypto, Sources Say After PM Modi’s Meeting

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance will meet industry representatives next week to seek their views.

PM Modi chairs high-level meeting on future of cryptocurrencies

Advertisement

Markets

Indian National Congress Accuses Modi-Led BJP of Covering Up Country’s Biggest Bitcoin Scam

Leaders accuse the prime minister of trying to drop the investigation.

A supporter wearing a ribbon featuring former Indian National Congress (INC) President Sonia Gandhi. (Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

OMG Tanks Over 25% as Exchanges See Record Inflows After BOBA Airdrop Snapshot

Centralized exchanges registered a net inflow of 5.7 million OMG tokens on Friday.

OMG's daily chart showing price crash (TradingView)