Omkar Godbole

Managing Editor, Markets

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.

Latest from Omkar Godbole

Markets

First Mover: PayPal Rushes In and Bitcoin Breaches $12K, While USDC Gains on Tether

PayPal gets conditional N.Y. state license for crypto. Bitcoin prices shoot past $12K. Dollar stablecoin USDC grabs market share from tether.

Oct 21, 2020

Bitcoin prices blew through $12K and are now approaching a new 2020 high.

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Bitcoin Price Hits Two-Month High Above $12,300

Bitcoin's price clocked two-month highs above $12,370 on Wednesday. The options market expects a continued rally.

Oct 21, 2020

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First Mover: Monero Leads Privacy-Coin Rally as Bitcoin Trips on Path to $12K

Monero, zcash and other privacy coins, a type of digital token that provides users with enhanced anonymity, are surging in cryptocurrency markets.

Oct 20, 2020

Privacy is the attribute that cryptocurrency traders are buying in latest digital-token rally.

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Bitcoin Closes on $12K but a Wall of Sell Orders Awaits: Analyst

Bitcoin is on the rise toward $12,000 but may face a stiff challenge to cross the price hurdle.

Oct 20, 2020

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Cryptographers Are Always Going to Be 'One Step Ahead' of Regulators: Monero's Spagni

Privacy protocols have become the focal point of regulators and law enforcement agencies when the race among central banks to launch sovereign digital currencies is heating up.

Oct 19, 2020

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First Mover: 'Blue Wave' in US Senate Could Mean Flood of Stimulus for Bitcoin

As U.S. President Donald Trump fades in election polls, Wall Street analysts are sketching out the market implications of legislative races.

Oct 19, 2020

Wall Street analysts say a Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate in a "blue wave" could mean looser fiscal policy.

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'Boring' Bitcoin Market Sends Miners' Fee Earnings to 3-Month Low

Bitcoin's transaction activity has cooled amid the recent lull in price action – and that's hurting miners' earnings.

Oct 19, 2020

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Institutions Take Record Bullish Bets in Bitcoin Futures, Shrugging Off Exchange Missteps

Institutions hold record bullish beets in CME Bitcoin futures as the cryptocurrency shows resilience to negative news.

Oct 17, 2020

CME trading floor (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)

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First Mover: OKEx Private Key Snafu Sends Bitcoin Lower as China DeFi Rises

OKEx withdrawal suspension sends bitcoin lower, China becomes hotbed of DeFi development, Filecoin first-day trading leaves market cap above $800M.

Oct 16, 2020

The OKEx exchange had to suspend withdrawals because a founder who held a crucial private key was reportedly detained.

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Bitcoin Price Dips 3% on OKEx News, Analysts Aren't Too Worried

While market sentiment may remain temporarily weak after the OKEx news, a price crash looks unlikely.

Oct 16, 2020

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