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.

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Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Likely to See Deeper Decline After Shapella Upgrade: QCP Capital

Ether has underperformed bitcoin in the lead up to the Shapella upgrade, resulting in a 13.7% year-to-date decline in the ETH/BTC ratio.

The ratio has dropped below key support. (TradingView/QCP Capital)

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China's 'Credit Impulse' Is Picking Up. Here's Why It Matters to Bitcoin

Credit impulse, an indicator introduced by former Deutsche Bank economist Michael Biggs, measures the change in new credit issued as a percentage of the gross domestic product.

(Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Soars Past $30K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 11, 2023.

(Getty Images)

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XRP's 4-Week Rally Was Led by Retail Investors: Kaiko

A closer look at the market orders for XRP suggests large investors, or whales, sold into the rally.

El desequilibrio del lado vendedor en el par XRP/KRW indica que los grandes inversores vendieron durante el repunte de XRP. (Kaiko)

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Bitcoin, Not Ether, Builds Crypto Market Dominance Ahead of Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade

Bitcoin's dominance rate, its share of the crypto market, has risen to its highest level in almost two years, while ether's stagnates.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Ether Options Tilting Bearish

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 10, 2023.

(Mark Miller/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Faces Low Risk of 'Liquidations-Induced' Price Volatility After 70% Surge

Liquidations refer to the forced closure of bullish long and bearish short positions in leveraged perpetual futures markets. They often exacerbate price moves.

(Pixabay)

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Stablecoin Tether's Market Capitalization Nears Record High of $83B

The market cap has increased by 20% this year mainly on account of aggressive issuance on Ethereum's rival, Tron.

Market cap of bitcoin and tether (Matrixport Technologies)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Buckles the Day Before U.S. Jobs Report

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 6, 2023.

(Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's Tight Correlation With Nasdaq-SPX Ratio Muddies Safe-Haven Narrative

Bitcoin continues to move in lockstep with the Nasdaq to S&P 500 ratio. The positive correlation suggests the cryptocurrency is still a risky asset.

(rihaij/Pixabay)