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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Bitcoin Hits 2-Week High Above $19.7K

Bitcoin has jumped to its highest point since setting an all-time high on Dec. 1.

Bitcoin price over the last 12 hours.

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First Mover: Reminiscing on Pre-Pandemic Bitcoin as Rally Stalls

Back in January, few analysts could foresee the investment theme that would ultimately cause bitcoin prices to triple over the course of 2020.

Back in January, few cryptocurrency analysts could see the gathering storm that would forever change the bitcoin market.

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Bitcoin May Have Hit Wall of Profit Takers Around $19,500: Analyst

Huobi Global saw an influx of larger-than-average bitcoin deposits soon before the price drop, an analyst said.

Bitcoin prices over the last 12 hours

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First Mover: Horrible 2020 Economy Proved Best Thing for Bitcoin

In 2020, bitcoin went from fringe investment to the talk of Wall Street, as the coronavirus-induced recession spurred recovery plans built around stimulus.

The coronavirus-induced recession and official response (trillions of dollars of stimulus) pushed bitcoin to its debut on the global investment stage.

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CEO of DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Hacked for $8M in NXM Tokens

Nexus Mutual's CEO, Hugh Karp, lost the tokens after an attacker gained remote access to his computer.

Laptop user

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Bitcoin Still on Track to Breach $20K in Coming Weeks: Analysts

Bitcoin's revived uptrend could soon lead to a much-anticipated breakout above the $20,000 mark, according to several analysts.

Bitcoin prices for the last week

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MassMutual's Bitcoin Buy May Presage $600B Institutional Flood: JPMorgan

JPMorgan analysts said MassMutual's recent $100 million bitcoin purchases are a sign of growing mainstream acceptance for the cryptocurrency.

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First Mover: Stimulus Bet Wins Even as Bitcoin Slips Below $18K

MassMutual's push into bitcoin shows increasing adoption – of the narrative the cryptocurrency can work as a hedge against central-bank money printing.

It's taking bigger numbers to count the dollars and euros outstanding.

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Wallets With Over 1,000 Bitcoin Have Hit Record Number: Chainalysis

The data backs the popular narrative that institutional bitcoin investors have been leading the 2020 price rally.

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India's Banks Are Once More Serving Crypto Traders and Exchanges

Indian banks have started doing business with select cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers, CoinDesk has confirmed.

Mumbai, India