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 Falls to $18.5K, as Bank of England to Buy Bonds to Stem Crisis in UK

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 28, 2022.

The Bank of England said it will buy bonds to try to put the brakes on a developing financial crisis in the U.K. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Off Lows as Bank of England's Bond Market Intervention Raises Hopes for Fed Pivot

The hope is the U.S. central bank will scrap its tightening policy that has hit crypto prices.

Bitcoin se recupera de los mínimos diarios mientras el Banco de Inglaterra interviene en el mercado de bonos. (CoinDesk, highcharts.com)

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Chinese Investors Could Snap Up Cryptocurrencies as Yuan Slides, Hedge Fund Says

The currency fell to a 14-year low against the U.S. dollar early Wednesday.

Sliding yuan and property market woes may see Chinese investors move money to cryptocurrencies. (Tumisu/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Steady Under $20K in Face of Traditional-Market Turmoil; Here's Why

"What we're seeing is more a lack of large sellers rather than a plethora of large buyers," one value investor said, explaining bitcoin's ongoing range play amid renewed traditional market swoon.

Bitcoin's holding steady as traditional markets melt in the wake of a hawkish Federal Reserve. (mayidefei/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $20K, Bucking the Swoon in Stocks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 27, 2022.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Decentralized Exchange Bancor Proposes Burning 1M BNT Tokens to Support Prices

Bancor to call more 'burn events' if the proposed effort has an intended bullish effect on BNT's price.

The Bancor community votes on a proposal to burn one million BNT. (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Tops $20K as Stock Futures Rise, Dollar Rally Stalls

The top cryptocurrency by market value rose over 5% to $20,350, according to CoinDesk data. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, rose 4% to $1,390.

(Francesco Carta/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hanging Tough as Stocks Slide

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 23, 2022.

Bitcoin is hanging tough under rough market conditions. (Stephanie Cook/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Up 3% After Wild Ride on 'Fed Rate Day'

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 22, 2022.

Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at around $19,100 Thursday morning (Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Steady as BOE Hikes Rates by 50 Basis Points, 'Reverse Currency Wars' Gain Steam

The race among central banks to lift rates and support their currencies to keep inflation in check suggests the path of least resistance for risky assets is to the downside.

El Banco de Inglaterra sube las tasas en 50 puntos base. (PeterRoe/Pixabay)