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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Crypto Market Today: Bitcoin-gold ratio drops to lowest since January 2024

Bitcoin rose since midnight UTC, while remaining locked in the $86,000-$90,000 range. Against gold, however, it's still falling.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Coinbase deepens India presence after approval of CoinDCX deal

The approval follows a challenging year for CoinDCX which included a significant security breach, though customer funds remained safe.

Coinbase

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Is XRP crashing? The sustained break below $2 signals trouble

XRP's price chart paints a bearish picture, but a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation could spark a rebound.

IBIT options signal downside fears. (zsoravecz/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin is all over the place ahead of U.S. inflation data

U.S. inflation data for November, expected to show a 3.1% increase in CPI, could influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions.

Trampoline, Bitcoin continues to trade in a range. (Shutterstock)

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Don't call it QE — the Fed's $40 billion bill buys may not shake crypto out of slump

There's a major difference between ensuring liquidity in short-term rate markets and the quantitative easing that juiced risk assets after during Covid and after 2008 financial panic.

cash pile (Unsplash)

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin drifts lower as bearish trend persists

Bitcoin slipped overnight, dragging the broader crypto market lower as traders remained cautious with few external cues to provide direction.

A bear roars

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How China’s strengthening yuan could support bitcoin prices

The yuan has rise to its highest in over two months against the dollar.

USD/CNY's daily chart. (TradingView)

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Bitcoin trades near key price safety net that Strategy already breached

The safety net is the 100-week average, which has stalled the downtrend.

Magnifying glass

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Bitcoin slides with ether and XRP as market tests $3 trillion floor

BTC's weak tone contrasted with moderate gains in major Asian equity indices, which drew strength mostly from expectations of fiscal stimulus.

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

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