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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Markets

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)

Markets

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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Markets

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)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips Below $45K as S&P 500 Futures Drop, Stablecoin Regulation Fears Resurface

September dips paved the way for larger bull runs in 2013 and 2017.

The U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington.

Markets

Bitcoin Continues to Chop Around $48K as Ether’s Exchange Outflows Spike

Bitcoin lacks clear direction bias while centralized exchanges see record ether outflow.

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Finance

Hedera Governing Council Approves $5B in HBAR Tokens to Boost Network Adoption

The newly established HBAR Foundation will receive $2.5 billion in tokens.

Hedera Hashgraph (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Blockchain Data Indicates Renewed Institutional Appetite, but Macro Risks Prevail

Renewed whale accumulation does not mean immunity from escalation in Evergrande’s crisis and strong U.S. economic data.

Bitcoin large transaction volume (IntoTheBlock)

Markets

Bitcoin and DeFi Coins Rally, Ethereum Alternatives Drop as Solana’s Outage Triggers Sector Rotation

Solana’s and Arbitrum’s outages were bad optics for Ethereum alternatives in general.

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Markets

Tether Denies Holding Evergrande’s Commercial Paper as Reserve for Stablecoin USDT

It’s the latest twist in ongoing speculation over the quality of the reserves backing USDT.

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Finance

HBAR Token Hits Record High as IIT Madras Joins Hedera’s Governing Council

A recent study showed Hedera has lower energy consumption than Algorand, Cardano, Ethereum 2.0, Polkadot, Tezos

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