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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Bitcoin, Ether Hit New All-Time Highs on Eve of Coinbase Listing

Bitcoin has picked up a tail wind in the lead up to Coinbase's stock listing on Nasdaq

Bitcoin's price on Tuesday passed $63,000 for the first time in its 12-year history.

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JPMorgan Says Bitcoin ETFs Could Shrink CME Futures Premium

"Launching a bitcoin ETF in the U.S. will be the key to normalizing the pricing of bitcoin futures," according to JPMorgan.

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Traders Opting for Cash and Carry Strategy as Bitcoin's 'Contango' Widens

Cash and carry traders seek to profit from the spread between bitcoin's price in futures and spot markets.

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XRP's Price Can Go ‘Boatload’ Higher: Veteran Analyst Peter Brandt

XRP has rallied by over 50% so far this week, for a market value of $37 billion.

Does the XRP chart look like an inverted head and shoulders?

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Bitcoin Miners Are Again Stacking Coins in a Positive Sign for the Market

"Miners may be holding in anticipation of a price rally," one analyst said.

Bitcoin mining devices

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This Indicator Suggests Bitcoin Is Overdue for a Big Price Move

Bitcoin may be building for a big move as price volatility hits four-month low.

Bitcoin price chart showing narrowing Bollinger bandwidth.

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Bloomberg Foresees Bitcoin Rallying to $400K This Year

Analysts at Bloomberg Crypto argue the largest cryptocurrency might be due for a run analogous with the steep rallies of 2017 and 2013, following prior "halvings" on the blockchain network.

Bitcoin price trend chart, from Bloomberg Crypto.

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Bitcoin Drops 6% in Korea, Shrinking the 'Kimchi Premium'

Bitcoin lost ground after Upbit suspended KRW deposits and withdrawals.

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Bitcoin Analysts Say 'Kimchi Premium' Isn't Distress Signal It Once Was

Bitcoin is drawing the highest "kimchi premium" in three years, indicating retail frenzy in South Korea.

The South Korean Financial Services Commission is extending a ban on short-selling after last week's GameStop share price pump.

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XRP Rises Above $1 for First Time Since March 2018, Despite SEC Shadow

The XRP token's price continues to draw support from a community of loyal and devoted cryptocurrency traders.

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