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.

Latest from Omkar Godbole

Markets

XRP Pump Fails to Materialize as Price Crashes 40% From Day's High

The hefty drop comes despite a community buying effort scheduled for this morning.

Feb 1, 2021

Markets

First Mover: Silver Is the New GameStop as Musk's #Bitcoin Stalls

As bitcoin trades in a range, traders are studying the "Grayscale premium" and watching traditional markets for clues to the next market move.

Feb 1, 2021

Reddit traders are reportedly turning their sights from GameStop to the silver market. But what's next for bitcoin?

Markets

XRP Erases SEC-Led Drop as Supporters Pump Price Over $0.60

XRP has more than reversed the late December drop prompted by an SEC lawsuit against Ripple.

Feb 1, 2021

Markets

XRP Posted Biggest Single-Day Gain in 3 Years in a Coordinated Buying Attack

The double-digit price rise was likely fueled by members of a Telegram-based group called Buy & Hold XRP

Jan 31, 2021

Markets

India Would Ban Private Cryptocurrencies Under Proposed Legislation

A ban on cryptocurrency trading had been in effect for almost two years before it was overturned by the Supreme Court in March 2020.

Jan 29, 2021

Markets

First Mover: Elon Musk #Bitcoin Moment Adds to Dogecoin, GameStop Wackiness

The GameStop-galvanized "bear raid" by retail stock traders appears to have terrified Wall Street, but crypto-industry marketeers are salivating over the prospect of new customer leads and more demand.

Jan 29, 2021