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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UNI Token Rises 20% as China’s Blanket Ban on Crypto Businesses Puts Focus on Decentralized Exchanges

Investors turn away from centralized exchanges in the wake of China’s blanket ban on virtual currency businesses.

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Huobi to Gradually Expel Its China Users in Wake of Ban; Token Slides to 8-Month Low

Huobi token’s price hits the lowest since late January

The price of Huobi's exchange token, HT, sunk to its lowest since January. (TradingView)

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Bitcoin Drops $2K as China Declares Cryptocurrency-Related Business Illegal

Bitcoin erased Thursday’s 3% gain as PBOC stepped up its crackdown on crypto

Bitcoin's daily chart (TradingView)

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Bitcoin Likely to Rally After September Options Expiry: Deribit Poll

Bitcoin options contracts worth $3.3 billion are set to expire today.

Bitcoin is likely to rally after options expiry. (TradingView)

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Bitcoin to Remain Resilient to Fed’s Impending Taper: Analysts

Analysts say regulatory uncertainty, not tapering, could present downside risk to bitcoin.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a press conference following the conclusion of the central bank’s two-day monetary-policy meeting. (FederalReserve.gov screenshot)

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Bitcoin Eyes $3B September Options Expiry After a Drop to $40K

The majority of options are set to expire without value.

Bitcoin options expiry chart by Skew

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Since ‘Golden Cross,’ Bitcoin Is Down 12%; Blame the Fed?

The ostensibly bullish price-chart indicator hasn’t yet produced much in the way of gains for traders of the largest cryptocurrency.

The golden cross in bitcoin's price chart has yet to produce much glory. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Bounces Off 6-Week Low, Tracking Recovery in Stocks

“The long-term uptrend still has a hold on bitcoin,” one analyst said.

Bitcoin's daily chart (TradingView)

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S&P 500 Chart Signals More Trouble for Bitcoin, Risk Assets

S&P 500 Index futures slip below long-held support, signaling more pain ahead for risk assets.

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Ether Options Market Shows Bias for Price Weakness Over 3 Months

As ether buckles, put options – offering downside protection – are drawing higher prices.

Se prevé que el próximo halving de bitcoin sea en abril. (Shutterstock)