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

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Closes 2020 Near Record Highs

Bitcoin nearly triples its price in 2020 and ends the year close to $29,000, but ether gained 450%.

Dec 31, 2020

Markets

Number of People Holding Lots of Bitcoin Surges in Rare 'Whale-Spawning Season'

The number of entities holding at least 1,000 bitcoin rose to a new record high on Wednesday.

Dec 31, 2020

Markets

India Mulls Imposing 18% Tax on Bitcoin Transactions

The move is viewed by some as a sign the Indian government is warming up to cryptocurrencies.

Dec 29, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin Rally Stalls as 'DeFi Summer' Proves Endless

This year's explosion in decentralized finance, or DeFi, highlighted just how much innovation was happening in digital-asset markets, beyond bitcoin.

Dec 18, 2020

The 'Summer of DeFi' just keeps on going, with collateral locked into decentralized finance protocols surging to a new all-time high.

Markets

Deribit's New Options Allow Bitcoin Traders to Bet on Rally to $100K

Options at the $100,000 strike price expiring on Sept. 24, 2021, went live on Deribit Thursday.

Dec 18, 2020

Markets

Uncharted Territory: How Technical Analysts Are Trading Bitcoin at All-Time Highs

There's a way to trade for with technicals without previous price levels to mark support and resistance levels.

Dec 17, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Geek-Fest Turns Relevant as Bitcoin Passes $21K, $22K, $23K

As bitcoin prices push to new all-time highs, it's worth recalling May's "halving," which highlighted the cryptocurrency's potential inflation resistance.

Dec 17, 2020

Just a day after bitcoin prices topped $20,000 for the first time, they've already passed $23,000.

Markets

Above $100: Litecoin Hits Highest Price Since Summer 2019

Litecoin hasn't been in three figures since its second mining reward halving in 2019.

Dec 17, 2020

Litecoin (LTC) price over the last 24 hours

Markets

Bitcoin Drops Nearly 7% After Setting New Record High of $23,770

Bitcoin surged to new record highs above $23,000 earlier on Thursday, before quickly falling back by over $1,500.

Dec 17, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Stimulus Tests Bitcoin in Real-Time, and It Passes $20K

Bitcoin has climbed as more big investors said it might serve as a hedge against inflation. On Wednesday prices crossed $20K for the first time.

Dec 16, 2020

Bitcoin prices crossed above $20,000 on Wednesday for the first time.

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