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

Goldman Says Market Overpricing Odds of Fed Rate Hike, In Relief for Bitcoin Bulls

The Fed futures market now anticipates interest rate hikes in 2022, up from 2024 just four weeks ago.

This chart, showing six decades of Federal Reserve interest rates, shows how low they are now on a historical basis.

Markets

Bitcoin Stays Below $50K as Traders Await Fed's Take on Bond Yields

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is expected to address rising bond yields later on Thursday.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours.

Tech

Wall Street Veteran Jim Bianco Says DeFi is 'Recreating' the Financial System

DeFi could do for finance what ride-sharing did for taxi companies, Bianco said.

Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research LLC

Markets

Bitcoin Retakes $50K, a Key Level for a Bull Revival

If bitcoin can stay above $50,000, it would mark an end to the recent pullback, an analyst said.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours.

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Markets

DeFi Protocol SushiSwap's SUSHI Token Hits Record High, Eyes Further Gains

Institutional investors might be warming to tokens associated with decentralized finance (DeFi).

SUSHI prices have staged a (not so steady) rally over the past month.

Markets

Institutions Are Making Bullish Bets on Bitcoin Rallying to $75K by May - Or Even Higher

Institutions are loading up on bull call spreads in anticipation of a continued bitcoin price rally.

chart screen volatility

Markets

Bitcoin Heads Back Toward $50K, Rebounding From Disastrous Week

The largest cryptocurrency was up more than 8% Monday, rebounding after its worst seven-day stretch since the coronavirus sell-off in March 2020.

Green "candle" at far right of daily price chart shows Monday's jump after declines on six of the prior seven days.

Markets

Bitcoin Risks 'Spiraling Price' on Environment, Regulatory Concerns: BCA Research

ESG funds will seek to avoid bitcoin investment, the research firm noted.

Escaleras. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

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Policy

India's Central Bank Sees Pros and Cons With National Digital Currency

A CBDC could promote financial inclusion but also poses a risk of harming the banking system, the RBI said in a report.

Reserve Bank of India

Markets

Bitcoin Bounces Back Above $47K Despite Bearish Chart Pattern

A bearish engulfing candle is just one signal among many market indicators and some analysts say the bull market is intact.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours.