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 Drops Below Major Price Support for First Time Since May

Having found acceptance under a key long-term price support, bitcoin risks dropping to seven-month lows below $6,500.

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Bitcoin Price Hits 3-Week Low Even as Investor Bets on a Bull Move Surge

Bitcoin has dropped to three-week lows and risks a deeper slide, but longs are being placed in record numbers on Bitfinex.

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A Year After Bottoming Out at $3,100, Bitcoin Is Up 127%

Bitcoin bears have dominated the second half of this year, but the cryptocurrency is still up 127% year on year.

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Highest in 2 Years: 65% of Bitcoin Hash Power Is in China, Report Finds

For all of bitcoin’s promise of being the world’s first decentralized, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency, 65 percent of the total hash power resides in China, according to a recent report by CoinShares Research.

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Bitcoin Risks Deeper Drop After Shallow Price Bounce

Bitcoin is again looking weak, having charted a lackluster bounce from two-week lows in the last 24 hours.

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Bitcoin Eyes Minor Price Bounce After Hitting Two-Week Low

Bitcoin has potential for a small price bounce after hitting two-week lows early on Thursday.

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Bitcoin Is Closing on Historically Strong Price Support

Battered bitcoin may soon see solid support from a historically strong moving average price support. That could attract technical buyers.

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Implosion: MATIC Erases Four-Week Rally in Just Two Days

The Matic Network cryptocurrency (MATIC) plunged significantly in the past 48 hours, erasing a four-week rally.

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Bitcoin Looks South After Strong Rejection Above $7,600

Are bitcoin sellers back in control? The cryptocurrency is flashing red after a strong rejection above $7,600.

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Bitcoin Charts First Weekly Golden Cross in 3.5 Years

Bitcoin’s weekly chart is flashing a golden cross for the first time since May 2016.

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