Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team based in Mumbai, holds a masters degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) member. Omkar previously worked at FXStreet, writing research on currency markets and as fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desk at Mumbai-based brokerage houses. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar Godbole

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Finance

LSE Group Plans to Offer Blockchain-Powered Market for Traditional Assets: Report

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is considering using a separate entity for the blockchain-based markets business, according to the Financial Times.

London, Big Ben (12019/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: SEC Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision for All Applicants

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept 1, 2023.

(CoinDesk)

Markets

Lira-Backed TRYB Token Becomes World's Second-Largest Non-Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin

BiLira's TRYB stablecoin is pegged to the lira (TRY) and 100% backed by fiat reserves held in Turkish banks.

TRYB's market cap (Coingecko)

Markets

Ether Heads for 'Death Cross'

A death occurs when an asset's 50-day simple moving average dips below its 200-day simple moving average.

Ether's daily chart (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Musk's X Obtains Payment Licenses in Several U.S. States

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 30, 2023.

(Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Bitcoin Holdings on Crypto Exchanges Dwindle to 2M, Fewest Since January 2018

The number of BTC held in wallets tied to crypto exchanges has declined by 4% this month, data tracked by CryptoQuant show.

Bitcoin's exchange reserve (CryptoQuant)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rallies on Grayscale Court Win Over SEC

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 30, 2023.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)

Markets

It's a Bullish Double Whammy for Bitcoin, but Caution Still Warranted

Grayscale's legal victory over the SEC and disappointing U.S. labor market data support upside in bitcoin. But the bullish scenario is not without risks.

BTCUSD chart (TradingView)

Markets

Crypto Exchanges Saw Inflows of 30K Bitcoin Prior to Grayscale's SEC Victory

The exchange supply of bitcoin increased significantly just prior to Grayscale's win over the SEC, according to analytics firm Santiment.

A rally track. (Pedro Henrique Santos/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Is Bitcoin Close to Breaking Out of Its Current Range?

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 29, 2023.

(CoinDesk)