Omkar Godbole

Managing Editor, Markets

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.

Latest from Omkar Godbole

Markets

First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates, Bitcoiners Wonder, 'What If'

Even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell says negative interest rates are not on the cards, the remaining possibility might be rekindling traders' spirits – or at least refocusing attention on bitcoin as a hedge against inflation.

May 14, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin's Price Has Bounced but Miners May Still Be Switching Off Post-Halving

While bitcoin is fast reversing its pre-halving price drop, hash-rate data suggests miners are still leaving the network.

May 14, 2020

Markets

Many Ether Whales Might Be Leaving for Bitcoin: Data

The seven-day average of the number of unique addresses holding 10,000 ethers or more fell to 1,050 on Tuesday. That's the lowest level since January 2019.

May 13, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Derivatives May Have Blunted the Halving's Volatility Spike

The anemic price action surrounding bitcoin's third halving has led to head-scratching over why the cryptocurrency didn't moon. One possibility: Derivatives are bringing more price discovery.

May 13, 2020

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Bitcoin Steady Near $9K as Trump Touts 'Gift' of Negative Interest Rates

Bitcoin is hovering close to $9,000 amid rising speculation the U.S. could ultimately adopt negative interest rates.

May 13, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to accept the "gift" of negative interest rates. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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First Mover: Dull Bitcoin Halving Salvaged by Satoshi Tribute in Block 629,999

A coded-in message on the blockchain harked back the the genesis of the original cryptocurrency.

May 12, 2020

Markets

Third Halving Turns Out to Be Non-Event for Bitcoin's Price

Bitcoin's price volatility has declined following the network's third mining reward halving event on Monday.

May 12, 2020

(Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum)

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Bitcoin's 8% Drop Triggers Largest Liquidation on BitMEX in 2 Months

BitMEX liquidated over $250 million-worth of bitcoin long-short positions after spot prices fell sharply Sunday.

May 11, 2020

Markets

First Mover: As Bitcoin's Halving Finally Arrives, a Price Retreat Deflates the Hype

The halving buzz may already be dying down as bitcoin's price pulls back just before the event.

May 11, 2020

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Most Bitcoin Buyers Are in the Money Ahead of the Halving, Data Suggests

Nearly 85% — or 25.79 million — of addresses holding bitcoin are now “in-the-money.”

May 8, 2020

An address is said to be in the money if the current price of bitcoin is higher than the price at which the coin was purchased or sent to the address. (Credit: Pixabay)

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