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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Above $300: Ether Price Clocks 10-Month High

The price of ethereum’s native cryptocurrency ether surpassed $300 today to hit ten-month highs.

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Bitcoin Price Tops $10K for First Time Since 2018

Bitcoin's price passed five digits on cryptocurrency exchanges for the first time in 15 months.

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Bitcoin Price Eyes $10K After Erasing 40% of Bear Market Drop

Bitcoin has erased 40 percent of the sell-off seen in the 12 months to December 2018 and looks set to rise above $10,000.

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Bitcoin Price Rally Stalls as Open Futures Hit Record Highs

Bitcoin is struggling to find acceptance above $9,300 even as futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are witnessing record open bets – a sign of increased institutional interest.

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Bitcoin's Price Snaps Longest Daily Win Streak Since 2018

Bitcoin's price fell on Tuesday, snapping the longest daily winning streak since July 2018. The long-term outlook, however, remains bullish.

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Bitcoin Price Trades Flat on Facebook Libra Blockchain Launch

Bitcoin is struggling to gather upside traction following Facebook's official announcement of its Libra cryptocurrency project.

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3 Reasons Bitcoin Is Rallying Above $9K

Bitcoin rose above $9,000 over the weekend, taking cumulative year-to-date gains to more than 150 percent. Here's three likely reasons why.

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Above $9.3K: Bitcoin's Price Prints 13-Month High

Bitcoin's price rose to 13-month highs above $9,300 on Sunday, taking cumulative weekly gains to 17 percent.

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Bull Trap? Bitcoin’s Price Rise to $8,300 Isn’t Backed by High Volumes

A clear divergence between prices and trading volumes on the charts suggests bitcoin’s recent $800 rally could be short-lived.

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Bitcoin Price Eyes Chart Pattern That Kicked Off Bull Market in 2015

Bitcoin is about to see a key bullish cross of two moving averages the first time in nearly four years.

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