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 Unaffected by Bank of England's Super-Size Interest-Rate Hike

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 4, 2022.

The Bank of England raised key interest rates by half a percentage point, and yet BTC appears to be unaffected. (KS KYUNG/Unsplash)

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CME to Roll Out Euro-Denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures on Aug. 29

The launch of the contracts could accelerate the ongoing institutionalization of the crypto market.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will soon offer euro-denominated bitcoin and ether futures contracts. (Source: 12019/Pixabay)

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Rare Signal Hinting at Bitcoin Price Bottom Emerges

Bitcoin's difficulty ribbon is compressing, hinting at miner capitulation and a market bottom.

Bitcoin's difficulty ribbon is compressing, indicating a bear market bottom. (ElyPenner/Pixabay)

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First Mover Americas: Crypto Market Trades in the Green Despite Hacks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 3, 2022.

Even with multiple hacks this week, the crypto market traded mostly in the green on Wednesday morning. (Nicholas Stanley/Unsplash)

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Solana's SOL Token Holds Price Support Despite Hack

Early Wednesday, an unknown attacker drained at least $5 million of SOL and other tokens from Solana digital wallets.

SOL drops as a hacker drains millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies from Solana digital wallets. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Ether's Failure to Break Through 100-Day Price Average Clouds Bullish Outlook

The cryptocurrency's trajectory is suddenly in doubt after it failed to push past a key technical threshold on price charts.

Clouds have suddenly appeared on ether's price chart, darkening the outlook. (Gustave Courbet/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: BTC, ETH Drop Amid Geopolitical Tensions

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 2, 2022.

With heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington, BTC, ETH and the rest of global markets fell. (James Allen/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin, Ether Slump as US House Speaker Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Weakens Risk Sentiment

"There will be serious consequences if Pelosi visits Taiwan," China's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. But geopolitical tensions are hard to predict and often trigger knee-jerk reactions in risk assets.

Nancy Pelosi is slated to land in Taiwan later Tuesday, according to local media reports. (Source: harryho34/Pixabay)

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Ether Flips Bitcoin in Options Market for the First Time

Put-call ratio has dipped to a yearly low, indicating bullish momentum, Deribit's Luuk Strijers said.

Notional open interest in ether and bitcoin options traded on Deribit (Source: Deribit)

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Bitcoin Trades Cautiously Even as Real Yield, Dollar Support Bullish Stance

The U.S. 10-year real yield has dropped 46 basis points in two weeks, offering bullish cues to risk assets, including bitcoin.

Bitcoin in stasis as real yield hits two-month low. (Alexas_Fotos/Pixabay)