Omkar Godbole

Co-Managing Editor, Markets Team

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.

Latest from Omkar Godbole

Markets

NEAR Token Has Doubled in 4 Weeks; Here's Why

Venture capitalists’ vote of confidence and stablecoin rumors push the NEAR token higher.

Apr 8, 2022

NEAR boosted by venture capitalist’s vote of confidence. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Frax Stablecoin Backing to Feature Layer 1 Tokens, Real-World Loans

Using real assets will allow Frax’s products to operate as intended even in a bear market.

Apr 8, 2022

Frax to create additional layer of security for its stablecoin. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Spot ETF Speculation Grips Bitcoin Market

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 7, 2022.

Apr 7, 2022

Finance

First Mover Americas: Luna Foundation Guard Is Back Buying Bitcoin, Fed Minutes on Deck

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 6, 2022.

Apr 6, 2022

Markets

Luna Foundation Guard Adds Nearly $230M of Bitcoin to Stack

The foundation now has bigger exposure to bitcoin than the U.S. electric-car maker Tesla.

Apr 6, 2022

Markets

Observers Cautious for Bitcoin as US Inflation-Adjusted Bond Yield Hits 2-Year High

Typically rising borrowing costs hurt risk assets, one research firm said.

Apr 6, 2022

Observers assess downside risk to bitcoin as bond yields spike. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Pause Fails to Deter Optimism

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 5, 2022.

Apr 5, 2022

Puzzle cubes displaying logos of different cryptocurrencies and exchanges at the CryptoCompare Digital Asset Summit at Old Billingsgate in London, U.K., on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies had been, up until the last few weeks, mired in a similar downtrend as other riskier assets, like U.S. stocks. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Markets

Bitcoin's 'Reserve Risk' Suggests Opportunity for Long-Term Accumulation

The indicator trades at low levels when there is heavy investor accumulation and HODLing is the preferred market strategy, a blockchain analytics firm said.

Apr 5, 2022

Reserve Risk shows time is ripe for patient investors to dip their toes into the market. (Pixabay)

Finance

First Mover Americas: New Bitcoin Use Case Is Buying Fuel Down Under

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

Apr 4, 2022

Refueling gasoline (Tobias Titz/Getty images)

Markets

Waves' USDN Stablecoin Loses Peg, Drops 15% Amid Manipulation Scare

USDN's market capitalization had nearly doubled to $850 million in March.

Apr 4, 2022

Stablecoin USDN loses is peg. (Source: TradingView)

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