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: Crypto Money-Laundering Bill on the Table

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 15, 2022.

A bill to combat crypto money laundering has been proposed in the U.S. Senate. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Telegram's No-SIM Signup Feature Helps Toncoin Rally, Bitcoin Also Higher

Telegram users can purchase blockchain-based identities by paying Toncoin and bypass the need to use a SIM card to apply for the service as previously required.

Ícono de Telegram. (Archivo)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Binance Hits Turbulence as Withdrawals Mount

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 14, 2022.

Binance is hitting a rough period as withdrawals from its trading platform surge. (Sotheby's/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

As Bitcoin, Stock Investors Cheer US Inflation Slowdown, One Macro Expert Calls for Caution

Slower inflation often portends a decline in corporate profitability, and that is yet to be priced in by risk assets, analysis by Steno Research's Andreas Steno Larsen shows.

(Hiroshi Kimura/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Warns Staff of Turbulent Times

"While we expect the next several months to be bumpy, we will get past this challenging period," CZ said while assuring the organization is built to last.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Drop to $10K-$12K by Q1 2023, VanEck Says

A wave of miner bankruptcies could keep bitcoin under pressure in the first quarter of 2023, VanEck's Matthew Sigel said. But he forecast a bull revival in the second half of the year.

Morgan Stanley rebajó la calificación de las acciones del banco de criptomonedas Silvergate Capital para infraponderar desde igual valoración. (Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 13, 2022.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin Hits One-Month High Ahead of US Inflation Data

Bitcoin's dominance rate rose above 41% alongside the price rally, signaling de-risking in the crypto market.

(CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

Markets

Cumberland Favors Bitcoin Option Trades to Profit From US CPI

Sell bitcoin June expiry calls and hedge the same with short-dated December expiry options, Cumberland said.

Cumberland favors bitcoin options strategy to profit from post-CPI price action. (Krzysztof Hepner/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Cathie Wood’s Ark Buys More COIN; Do Kwon is in Serbia

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 12, 2022.

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)