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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Ether's Rise to Record Highs May Propel Cryptocurrency to $10.5K: Fundstrat Global

Fundstrat strategist David Grider based his bullish prediction in part on the promise of Ethereum's technology.

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First Mover: What's Next for Ethereum After Cryptocurrency Hits All-Time High

The Ethereum blockchain is growing fast thanks to DeFi, and some traders say the ether cryptocurrency could notch further gains.

Wednesday's inauguration of a new U.S. president continues a tradition that started with George Washington taking the oath of office in 1989.

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Bitcoin Falls 5% Despite Continued Accumulation by Investors

Bitcoin fell from $36,000 to $34,000 Wednesday morning, despite continued buying from investors.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours.

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First Mover: Ethereum Steals Limelight With New All-Time High Price as Bitcoiners HODL

Crypto traders shift focus to ether as second-largest cryptocurrency surges to new record price, but bitcoiners aren't going anywhere.

Ether, the second-biggest cryptocurrency, is pressing toward new frontiers after setting a new all-time high price.

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Bitcoin Becomes Most-Crowded Trade After Passing 'Long Tech': Bank of America Survey

Bank of America's January survey of fund managers indicated bitcoin is now seeing the most capital inflow.

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Chainlink Hits Record High, Altcoins Rally Amid Bitcoin Consolidation

Chainlink's oracles act as a bridge between cryptocurrency smart contracts and off-chain data feeds.

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Bitcoin Struggles to Recover After Biggest Weekly Price Loss Since September

Prices fell by 6% in the seven days to Jan. 17, a weekly fall not seen since the first week of September.

Bitcoin prices for the last week

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First Mover: Biden's $1.9T Plan Shows 'Blue Wave' Bitcoiners Saw Coming

The Federal Reserve might need to print money to help finance Biden's coronavirus relief proposal, to keep Treasury bond interest rates from climbing.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking Thursday in a virtual chat hosted by the Princeton University Bendheim Center for Finance.

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Biden's $1.9T Relief Package Proposal Fails to Stir Bitcoin Market

The U.S. dollar's rise on the news may be playing spoilsport to the bitcoin bulls.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours.

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First Mover: Forget Facebook's Stablecoin. Now It's $700B Bitcoin in the Crosshairs

Bitcoin's powerful move over the past couple of months to more than $700 billion in market value is suddenly commanding more attention from global financial regulators. 

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks via webcast from a Reuters event on Wednesday.