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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Terra's LUNA Jumps 15% as UST Stablecoin Gets $1B Bitcoin Reserve

LUNA's fortunes are closely tied to UST. The stablecoin's creation is facilitated by burning LUNA.

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First Mover Americas: Declining 'Buy the Dip' Mentions Signal Fading 'Hopium' in Bitcoin Market

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

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SAND Token, Below 200-Day MA, Joins Broader Crypto Market in Gloomy Outlook

SAND has dropped below its 200-day average for the first time since July.

Its gloom and doom in crypto markets with major coins trading under the 200-day average. (Source: Pixabay)

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Bitcoin in Stasis Near $37K, Gold Extends Gains as Russia Starts Ukraine Invasion

In tense situations, investors prefer gold and oil than riskier assets like stocks and crypto.

Bitcoin trades back and forth near $37K (Source: CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

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First Mover Americas: As Bitcoin Dips, Inflation 'Breakevens' Offer Hope to Bulls

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 21, 2022.

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Bitcoin Renaissance Likely in H2: Babel Finance

Growth stocks and bitcoin will move higher three months after the first Fed rate hike, one observer said.

SECOND COMING? News of asset manager Renaissance considering bitcoin futures set off a raft of institutional speculation. (Detail from "Last Judgement" by Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel. Credit: Shutterstock)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Nears $40K, Gaming Flips DeFi

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 18, 2022.

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Bitcoin Wilts as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Push Gold to 8-Month High

Bitcoin is acting more like high growth tech assets, one observer said.

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India's Crypto Tax May Curb Excessive Speculation, Bring Institutional Demand

The proposed tax structure is less of a concern for long-term holders than short-term traders, one SHIB holder said.

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Bitcoin Turns Lower From Bearish Trendline, Support at $35.5K

Sellers look to regain control after bulls' failure to break through technical resistance.

Gráficos diarios y de cuatro horas de bitcoin basados en los precios de Coinbase (TradingView)