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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Ether Tops $1.7K, Setting New Record as CME Futures Launch Nears

The cryptocurrency has gained 30% so far this week.

Ether prices over 24 hours.

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DeFi Season? LINK, AAVE, ZRX and COMP Hit Record Price Highs, Outperforming Bitcoin

An analyst expects DeFi tokens to mimic bitcoin's 2017 bull run this year.

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First Mover: Bulls Are Back as Ether Hits All-Time High, Bitcoiners Hoard

GameStop comedown shows appeal of social media-fueled trading. Dogecoin chatter in Reddit reveals cryptocurrency analogue.

From rogue to respectability. Cryptocurrencies are getting their props from Wall Street.

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Bitcoin Holders Have Now Stashed Away 15% of Circulating Supply

Continued accumulation of bitcoin by investors is causing market liquidity to drop and helping drive prices higher.

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India Minister Suggests Modi Government Not Planning Outright Crypto Ban

A recent bulletin from India's lower house had once more raised fears of an total cryptocurrency ban.

India's Parliament House, New Delhi

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First Mover: Federal Reserve Soup Now Includes Bitcoin, DeFi, Silver, GameStop

Market news from crypto to Wall Street is all over the place.

Markets news from crypto to Wall Street has become a soup of previously unthinkable combinations. Can the Fed handle it?

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Bullish Bitcoin Fundamentals Point to Renewed Price Rally Ahead

Analysts cautioned that a stronger dollar could play spoilsport to any new push higher.

Bitcoin price chart for the last 24 hours.

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Ether Cryptocurrency Reaches Record High, Briefly Tops $1.5K Amid WSB Trading Buzz

Analysts say the trading movement started by WallStreetBets may boost adoption of ether and other cryptocurrencies.

Ether prices over the last 24 hours.

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XRP Pump Fails to Materialize as Price Crashes 40% From Day's High

The hefty drop comes despite a community buying effort scheduled for this morning.

XRP prices for the last 12 hours.

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First Mover: Silver Is the New GameStop as Musk's #Bitcoin Stalls

As bitcoin trades in a range, traders are studying the "Grayscale premium" and watching traditional markets for clues to the next market move.

Reddit traders are reportedly turning their sights from GameStop to the silver market. But what's next for bitcoin?