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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Ripple's XRP Worst Hit By January Market Decline

Large-cap cryptocurrencies may have had a stellar 2017, but 2018 hasn't been so kind – with several being worst hit.

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Bitcoin Slides Towards $8K Amid Market Slump

Bitcoin could be heading for its worst weekly loss since April 2013, but the charts indicate a defense may be in the offing.

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January's Top Large Cap Crypto? Not Bitcoin or Ether...

Which coins saw big price gains in January? Data shows it wasn't a great month for the more name-brand assets.

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Back at $1: Ripple's XRP Retreats Amid Market Sell-off

Down to a two-week low, Ripple's XRP token is taking a beating amid a broad losses across the cryptocurrency markets.

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Bitcoin Sinks Below $10k on $133 Billion January Loss

Bitcoin has seen huge loses since early January, and may drop below $9,000 if the bulls don't take charge.

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Bull Breakout? LSK Jumps 60 Percent on Exchange Listing

The price of the cryptocurrency LSK saw a boom Wednesday on news it will list on a major exchange and see a rebranding soon.

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Bitcoin Back Above $10K But Gains Could Be Short-Lived

Bitcoin is back above the $10,000 mark, but may soon head back below $9,800, the technical charts indicate.

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NEM Faces Bear Market as 3-Day Slide Continues

Down for the third consecutive day, NEM's native cryptocurrency XEM is close to seeing a revival of the bear market, technical charts indicate.

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$10K Exposed? Bitcoin Bulls Fail to Defend Price Floor

Bitcoin is looking at $10,000 after the bulls failed to defend a key level in the early Asian hours, price chart analysis suggests.

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