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.

Omkar Godbole

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Markets

Ether Hits Fresh Record High, Sandbox’s SAND Leads Rally in Metaverse Coins

Since mid-October, Deribit has seen higher interest in year-end and March upside ETH exposure.

Ether hits record highs on Nov. 2, 2021 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Loopring Surges 40%, Solana Replaces Cardano as 5th-Largest Coin as Ethereum Fees Spike

The average transaction fee on Ethereum has risen a staggering 2,300% since late June.

Ethereum's mean transaction fees in U.S. dollars. (Glassnode)

Policy

Group of Exchanges Call on Indian Government to Regulate Crypto in Front-Page Ad

“This is India’s crypto moment,” the ad declared.

(Naveed Ahmed/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Whale Holdings Reach 2021 High Amid Inflation Fears

The renewed buying amid rising inflation expectations across the globe suggests investment is the primary use case for bitcoin.

Bitcoin whale holdings (Chainalysis)

Markets

This Diwali Season, Indians FOMO Over Shiba Inu

“The motivation to buy SHIB is to earn good profit in a short time,” one investor told CoinDesk.

Diwali Celebrations by bursting fire crackers at Marine Lines in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Diwali, the festival of lights is celebrated by Indians in full gaiety.

Markets

Bitcoin Eyes Fed Meeting After Biggest Monthly Price Gain Since December 2020

Goldman Sachs has moved forward its projection for the first Fed interest rate hike to July 2022.

Bitcoin's monthly chart (TradingView)

Markets

Ether Reaches Record High of Over $4.4K as Shiba Inu Becomes a Leading ETH Burner

Coin burning refers to the process of removing tokens from circulation and is the crypto market’s equivalent of a stock buyback.

Cotización de ether el 29 de octubre (CoinDesk)

Markets

Dogecoin Hits Two-Month High as Shiba Inu Lags in Crypto Rankings

Diverging price trends is helping DOGE consolidate its position as the ninth largest crypto coin. But SHIB isn’t far behind.

A Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired both DOGE and SHIB, is getting a ride in cryptocurrency markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips Below $59K as Leverage Ratio, SHIB Rally Signal Excess Speculation

SHIB’s parabolic run has again coincided with a pullback in bitcoin’s price.

Bitcoin estimated leverage ratio

Markets

Bitcoin Holds Support, Bounces to $61.4K

A potential technical breakdown would expose a support level near $54,000.

Bitcoin's four-hour chart (TradingView)