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 Price Volatility Hits 3-Month Low

Bitcoin's price volatility is now as low as it was before the "Black Thursday" crash on March 12.

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Bitcoin Remains on Hunt for $10K as Holding Sentiment Gains Strength

There are signs investors are increasingly holding bitcoin, confident that a long-term bull market lies ahead.

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First Mover: As Bitcoiners Eye Inflation Boost, Wall Street Sees Barely Any for Five Years

Wall Street doesn't think rising inflation is likely right now. Does that remove one of the reasons to invest in bitcoin?

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Crypto Derivatives Exchange OKEx Launches Options on Ether

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx rolled out option contracts on Ethereum’s ether (ETH) token on Thursday, ending the Panama-based Deribit’s virtual monopoly in the space.

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First Mover: Bloomberg's Pie-in-the-Sky Bitcoin Call Looks Directionally Defensible

The $20,000 in 2020 prediction may be overly optimistic, but analysts agree bitcoin is likely heading north.

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Bullishness Building in Bitcoin Options Market, Data Suggests

Option traders look to be placing bets for a continued upward move in bitcoin.

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Bloomberg Analysts Predict $20K Bitcoin This Year

Bloomberg analysts argue that historical patterns and macro factors mean prices are on a path back the the all-time high.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Market, Like Wall Street, Shrugs Off Nationwide Protests

Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis could have implications for inflation and trust in the financial system.

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Miners Are Selling More of Their Bitcoin. That May Actually Be Bullish

The conventional wisdom could be challenged because miners mainly operate on cash, meaning they need to liquidate their holdings almost daily to fund the cost of mining.

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First Mover: ECB Stimulus May Offer Market Hope After Bitcoin Fails (Again) to Break $10K

After another failure above the $10,000 mark, some bitcoin traders are now looking ahead to this week's European Central Bank meeting, where authorities could commit to an extra €500 billion in money injections – er, asset purchases.

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