Omkar Godbole

Co-Managing Editor, Markets Team

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 Peeps Above $56K, May Ignore US Jobs Report

Bitcoin is looking too strong, one expert said.

Oct 8, 2021

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2020′s Bull Redux? CME Improves Its Ranking in Biggest Bitcoin Futures Exchanges List

CME jumps from last month’s fourth place, while Binance retains the top spot.

Oct 8, 2021

CME is the second-biggest bitcoin futures exchange by open interest

Bitcoin’s Options Market Is Now Skewed Bullish Across All Time Frames

Premiums paid for downward protection in bitcoin are getting cheaper.

Oct 7, 2021

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Bitcoin’s Technical Bias Flips Bullish as Price Climbs Above Descending Trendline

The breakout is backed by a pickup in volumes and accumulation by so-called whales.

Oct 7, 2021

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Bitcoin Futures Premium on CME Surges, Hinting At Institutional Demand

A futures-based ETF, if approved, could bring more buying pressure for the CME futures.

Oct 6, 2021

CME Group headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday Feb. 5, 2021. CME Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 10. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

4 Factors Helping Bitcoin to Decouple From Falling Stock Market

Start-of-the-month price rallies are driven primarily by untrackable fund flows, one fund manager said.

Oct 5, 2021

Bitcoin decouples from the falling S&P 500 index (TradingView)

Bitcoin Steady at $48K as OMG Token Hits 3-Year High

OMG’s exchange balance is at its lowest level since September 2018

Oct 4, 2021

Lately, bitcoin has gravitated toward $48,000. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

CoinDCX Appoints Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Bachchan as Brand Ambassador

CoinDCX is confident the superstar’s mass appeal will bring more visibility for the crypto industry.

Oct 4, 2021

Amitabh Bachchan (center) stands with CoinDCX's founders (CoinDCX)

Polygon Flips Ethereum on Active User Addresses

Increased network usage often translates into higher demand for the native token.

Oct 4, 2021

Active user participation in Polygon explodes to a new record high (polygonscan.com)

Bitcoin Climbs Above $47K as Stocks Fall and Investors Eye Inflation

Reduced probability of a regulatory clampdown on crypto markets seems to be cushioning bitcoin from the instability of traditional markets.

Oct 1, 2021

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