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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Healthy Pullback? Bitcoin Price Dips Back Below $5,300

The price of bitcoin is down today, as overbought indicators seem to have yielded a notable correction away from recent highs.

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Pump or Progress? Bitcoin Cash Nears $400 on Korea Trading Surge

Bitcoin cash saw a big boost today, spurred like many recent rallies by strong volumes from South Korea's local exchanges.

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Bulls Take Breather? Bitcoin Slows as Price Struggles to Breach $6,000

The price of bitcoin neared $6,000 last week, but charts suggest little evidence a big push across that threshold will be forthcoming.

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BBVA Advances FX Matching Pilot Built on R3 Ledger Tech

A distributed ledger tech pilot, aimed at simplifying back-office reconciliation processes at major financial institutions, is moving forward.

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Priced In? Ether Sees Cautious Boost as Blockchain Upgrade Underway

Despite an apparently smooth technical upgrade, the price of ether is flat at press time, continuing to trade in the $350 range.

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What Hard Fork? Ether's Price Is Climbing Ahead of Tech Upgrade

Ether prices are up 11 percent so far today, indicating increasing market confidence that ethereum may sail through its next big upgrade.

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Bitcoin's Price Keeps Rising, But Is $6,000 in Reach?

Bitcoin hit a new record high of $5,856 this morning, but the question everyone will be asking is, can the rally continue?

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Rally Restored? Bitcoin Is Up 75 Percent from 30-Day Lows

The price of bitcoin is back above $5,000 – but while this is a slight month-over-month gain, the delta in that time may be one worth analyzing.

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$5,200: Bitcoin Buoyant as Price Sets New All-Time High

Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high of $5226, which amounts to cumulative gains of more than 70% from September 15 low of $2980.

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Nearing Bottom? Litecoin Prices Consolidating After Rough September

September was a tough month for litecoin's price, but recent developments suggest that a floor may be forming in the market.

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