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

ECB Signals ‘Moderate’ Slowdown in Asset Purchases; Bitcoin Rises

The European Central Bank says it will slow down the average pace of asset purchases but keep the overall size of its quantitative easing program intact.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde steps up to podium for press conference Thursday. (ECB, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

SOL Tops $200 as Google Search Data Shows Peak Retail Interest

Retail investors have a reputation for being the last entrants in a bull run.

Sunny Mountainside (Cristofer Mazimillian/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Falls After Disclosing Regulatory Inquiries Over Lending Product

Stock investors aren’t waiting for resolution of the matter even as the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange pushes back.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. (CNBC, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Staking Giant Lido Expands to Solana

Lido controls over 80% of the fast-growing market for ether staking derivatives.

(Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Trades Weak After Tuesday’s Leverage Washout, Analysts See More Price Volatility Ahead

After a big decline and leverage washout, traders tend to be less confident and more risk-averse.

Turmoil (Pixabay)

Policy

Tax Crypto Based on Payments Channel, Former Indian Official Says

The former central banker stressed the need to keep a tab on crypto transactions through a central repository.

The Indian flag. (Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Futures Open Interest Hits New High of $11.6B

Open interest has more than doubled since late June, signaling an influx of money into the market.

Open interest in ether futures has jumped in recent weeks. (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops Resistance at $51K as Golden Cross Nears

Bitcoin eyes first golden cross since May 2020

engineer, climb

Finance

India’s Zee Studios Announces NFT Drop on Polygon

The Indian entertainment giant is offering an NFT of a signed poster from one of its movies.

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Markets

Solana’s SOL Replaces Dogecoin as 7th Largest Cryptocurrency

SOL hits fresh record high as NFT boom continues

Solana team