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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VEN, BNB, NEM: Lesser-Known Cryptos Outperform Amid Bitcoin Slump

Lesser-known cryptocurrencies like Binance Coin and VeChain managed to score gains this week, despite the broader market sell-off.

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Bitcoin May See Relief Rally, But Bottom Still Elusive

Bitcoin may see a corrective rally following losses this week, but it still looks too early to call a bottom.

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$6K In Sight? Bitcoin's Correction Up Could Be Brief

Bitcoin looks set to revisit November lows after dropping below $8,000, but a minor corrective rally looks to be in the offing beforehand.

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Bitcoin Sinks Toward $8K and Faces Further Sell-Off

The bulls' failure to capitalize on bitcoin's recent price recovery has left the doors open for a sharp sell-off to February lows.

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Monero Eyes $200 Reversal Target After Hard Fork Delay

Menero will likely drop to $200 - a potential bullish reversal point ahead of the moneroV hard fork, now scheduled for April 30.

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Down But Not Out: Bitcoin Remains on Hunt for $10K

Bitcoin remains on track to re-test $10,000 and possibly break higher – as long as prices hold above $8,300.

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Bitcoin Cash Price Enters Recovery Mode After 4-Week Low

After mounting a high-volume recovery, the bitcoin cash cryptocurrency looks set to rebound, technical chart analysis suggests.

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Bitcoin Eyes $10K, But Charts Hint at Bull Trap Potential

Bitcoin's corrective rally from Friday's low of $8,371 seems to have legs, but gains above $10,000 may be transient.

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Bitcoin Dropped 20% But Wasn't Week's Big Crypto Price Loser

How bad were the crypto markets this week? Bitcoin lost nearly one-quarter of its value and it still wasn't the week's big loser.

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Bears in Control, But Bitcoin Eyes $8K Defense

Bitcoin's 28 percent drop this week has turned the tide in favor of the bears, but a sustained break below $8,000 looks unlikely in the short-run.

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