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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Markets

First Mover: You Call That a Record? Bitcoin's November Gains Are 3x Stock Market's

It's no longer really news when bitcoin outperforms traditional markets, but November could prove a crucial month for the largest cryptocurrency. 

As stock-market prices climb ever higher, bitcoin is towering above them and proving resilient.

Markets

Bitcoin Surges to $19.6K, Looks Set to Make Highest Monthly Close Ever

A record monthly close could be a harbinger of more profound price gains to come, according to analysts.

Bitcoin price chart for November 2020

Finance

Canada-Listed Investment Firm Sells All Its Ether, Monero to Buy More Bitcoin

Cypherpunk Holdings says it financed additional bitcoin purchases with the "full liquidation" of positions in monero and ether.

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Markets

Quick Bitcoin Price Recovery Looks in Doubt as Whales Move Coins Onto Exchanges

"Whales are transferring bitcoin to exchanges. The cryptocurrency may trade in a sideways-to-negative manner," said one analyst.

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Markets

Crypto Exchange Upbit Sets Withdrawal Delay in Bid to Tackle Fraudsters

The South Korea-based exchange has announced a 24-hour cryptocurrency withdrawal delay in an effort to protect user accounts from malicious attacks.

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Markets

3 Reasons Bitcoin Crashed by $3,000 – And Why It’s Still Bullish

Here's three main factors behind Thursday's bitcoin price crash.

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Markets

OKEx Sees Biggest Bitcoin Outflow in 8 Months After Resuming Withdrawals

About 2,822 BTC was moved from OKEx within 15 minutes of withdrawals restarting.

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Markets

First Mover: Why Bitcoin Isn’t a Replacement for Gold Just Yet

Bitcoin's price is approaching a new all-time high, but bitcoin is not yet the replacement for gold many think.

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Markets

VanEck Launches Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Note on Deutsche Boerse

The VanEck Vectors Bitcoin ETN is now trading on the trading on the Deutsche Boerse Xetra.

Gabor Gurbacs, director of digital-asset strategy at VanEck

Markets

Bitcoin Options Market Suggests Investors Preparing for All-Time High

Options investors appear to be eyeing more gains for the top cryptocurrency, which is now just 2.8% below a record high.

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