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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Finance

Crypto Analytics Firm Messari Cuts 15% of Workforce as Part of Restructuring

The crypto intelligence firm, which is led by Ryan Selkis, had closed a $35 million Series B fundraising round last year.

Messari co-founder and CEO Ryan Selkis (Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Stuck in Bearish Elliott Wave Pattern Despite 47% Rally, QCP Capital Says

In wave theory, market trends unfold in five waves, three of which represent the primary trend and the other constitute partial retracements. Bitcoin's year-to-date rally seems to be a retracement ahead of the final leg lower, the crypto trading firm said.

La teoría de las ondas de Elliott pronostica una caída en bitcoin. (Schäferle/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Volatility Holds Steady as the VIX and MOVE Spike

The relative stability is reflective of mainstream disinterest in the crypto market, one observer said.

(Dylan Calluy/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Google Cloud Joins Tezos

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 22, 2023.

(Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Analysts Scramble to Explain Bitcoin's Pause Near $25K

Bitcoin is struggling to establish a foothold above $25,000, a level that capped the August 2022 price bounce.

Bitcoin's rally has hit a barrier. (Matthew Garoffolo/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BNB-Bitcoin Ratio Falls to Lowest Level Since August

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 21, 2023.

(Charl Folscher/Unsplash)

Markets

BNB-Bitcoin Ratio Drops to Lowest Level in Six Months on Paxos-BUSD Drama

The recent regulatory action against Binance-branded BUSD stablecoin weighs over BNB token.

(tomrugg/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin ‘Ordinals’ Boom Prompts NFT Activity Surge

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

(Ordinals Protocol)

Markets

Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks Network's STX Token Spikes 50% as 'Ordinals' Boom

Stack Network is a Bitcoin layer 2 for smart contracts aimed at unleashing the world's oldest blockchain's potential as a programmable platform.

STX hits highest point since May. (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Markets

First Mover Americas: SEC Suing Do Kwon for Misleading Investors

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

The SEC is reportedly probing Terraform Labs. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)