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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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, as Safety Play, Climbs Past $28K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 20, 2023.

Bitcoin is reaching new highs for the year. (Jim Smithson/Getty Images)

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Crypto Market Witnesses Odd Relationship Between Bitcoin, Ether Volatility Metrics

Bitcoin is in the spotlight as cracks emerge in the traditional banking system, one observer said, explaining the negative spread between ether and bitcoin implied volatility metrics.

(PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

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Fed, ECB and Others Take Coordinated Steps to Boost Dollar Liquidity; Bitcoin Tops $28K

The big move is aimed at avoiding a March 2020-like global dash for cash that saw investors sell everything, including bitcoin, for the U.S. dollar.

(Celyn Kang/Unsplash)

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Crypto Derivatives Protocol Volmex Finance's Bitcoin and Ether Volatility Charts Now Live on TradingView

Integration with TradingView promises global exposure to Volmex's implied volatility indexes for bitcoin and ether.

Crypto traders can now analyze trends in Volmex's bitcoin and ether volatility indexes on TradingView's platform. (TradingView)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Busts Through $26K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 17, 2023.

Bitcoin's price will go up if the SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs, Matrixport said. (Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Breakout Puts $28K in View

The cryptocurrency's swift move above a resistance level dating back to August 2022 has strengthened the case for a continued rally.

Gráfico diario de bitcoin muestra un quiebre alcista. (Matrixport)

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Crypto Twitter Thinks the Fed's $297B Balance Sheet Expansion Is 'QE', but It's Not

According to some observers, the latest expansion in the central bank's balance sheet is not outrightly stimulative like the one seen following the coronavirus-induced crash of 2020.

Fed's balance sheet (Fred.stlouisfed.org)

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First Mover Americas: Investors Pull Coins From Bitcoin Funds

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 16, 2023.

Investors have been pulling coins from bitcoin funds. (ByteTree Asset Management)

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Bitcoin Held in Funds Drops to Lowest Since October 2021, ByteTree Data Shows

Wealth management industry globally is very light in both bitcoin and gold, one observer said.

Bitcoin funds (ByteTree)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls Back to Below $25K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 15, 2023.

Bitcoin's 24-hour price chart