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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Litecoin Flips Bitcoin Cash in Crypto Rankings With Rally to 9-Month Highs

Litecoin is now the seventh-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after a rise to $75.

Litecoin prices over the last month

Markets

First Mover: Vaccine Won't Come Fast Enough to Avoid More Stimulus

A rise in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths could dent consumer confidence and retailer revenue during the crucial holiday shopping season.

A third wave of the coronavirus could spell more trouble for ailing retailers as consumer confidence sinks.

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SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down at End of Year

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will leave his role at the end of this year.

Jay Clayton (CoinDesk archives)

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Record Levels of Negative-Yielding Debt Strengthen Case for Bitcoin: Analysts

With negative-yielding bonds at a new high, investors are looking elsewhere for returns.

dripping tap faucet (CoinDesk Archives)

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Bitcoin’s Options Market Shows Strongest Bullish Mood on Record

Bitcoin's options market is in the midst of its strongest bullish sentiment on record as the cryptocurrency rallies to three-year highs.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Breaches $16K as (Committed) Holders Diss Dalio's Diss

Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio says bitcoin could be due for a reckoning. It didn't bother bitcoin: Prices rallied and holders are holding on.

Bitcoin climbed above $16,000 for the first time since late 2017.

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98% of Bitcoin's 'Unspent Outputs' Are Worth More Than When Made

The percentage of bitcoin unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) in profit recently topped 98%, the highest level since December 2017.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Pause, Ethereum Snafu, 1,000% Returns Put Focus on Exchange Tokens

Binance Coin and exchange tokens are popping as bitcoin's rally shows signs of temporary exhaustion and Ethereum gets snared in blockchain split.

Traders are giving exchange tokens a new look – as a bet on the exchanges themselves.

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Number of Bitcoin ATMs Up 85% This Year as Coronavirus Drives Adoption

The number of bitcoin ATMs across the globe has surged amid a coronavirus-induced shift toward contactless payments.

BATMTwo Bitcoin ATM

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Bitcoin Likely to Consolidate Before December Rise Toward $20K, Say Analysts

The bitcoin market is likely to take a breather before continuing its rise toward $20,000 the end of the year, analysts told CoinDesk.

Bitcoin prices over the last week