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

The Price Average Is the Line in the Sand for Bitcoin Bulls, Analyst Says

Bitcoin's broader bias remains bullish with prices holding well above the 21-week SMA.

Mar 5, 2021

Markets

Goldman Says Market Overpricing Odds of Fed Rate Hike, In Relief for Bitcoin Bulls

The Fed futures market now anticipates interest rate hikes in 2022, up from 2024 just four weeks ago.

Mar 4, 2021

This chart, showing six decades of Federal Reserve interest rates, shows how low they are now on a historical basis.

Markets

Bitcoin Stays Below $50K as Traders Await Fed's Take on Bond Yields

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is expected to address rising bond yields later on Thursday.

Mar 4, 2021

Tech

Wall Street Veteran Jim Bianco Says DeFi is 'Recreating' the Financial System

DeFi could do for finance what ride-sharing did for taxi companies, Bianco said.

Mar 3, 2021

Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research LLC

Markets

Bitcoin Retakes $50K, a Key Level for a Bull Revival

If bitcoin can stay above $50,000, it would mark an end to the recent pullback, an analyst said.

Mar 3, 2021

Markets

DeFi Protocol SushiSwap's SUSHI Token Hits Record High, Eyes Further Gains

Institutional investors might be warming to tokens associated with decentralized finance (DeFi).

Mar 2, 2021

SUSHI prices have staged a (not so steady) rally over the past month.

Markets

Institutions Are Making Bullish Bets on Bitcoin Rallying to $75K by May - Or Even Higher

Institutions are loading up on bull call spreads in anticipation of a continued bitcoin price rally.

Mar 2, 2021

Markets

Bitcoin Heads Back Toward $50K, Rebounding From Disastrous Week

The largest cryptocurrency was up more than 8% Monday, rebounding after its worst seven-day stretch since the coronavirus sell-off in March 2020.

Mar 1, 2021

Green "candle" at far right of daily price chart shows Monday's jump after declines on six of the prior seven days.

Markets

Bitcoin Risks 'Spiraling Price' on Environment, Regulatory Concerns: BCA Research

ESG funds will seek to avoid bitcoin investment, the research firm noted.

Mar 1, 2021

Policy

India's Central Bank Sees Pros and Cons With National Digital Currency

A CBDC could promote financial inclusion but also poses a risk of harming the banking system, the RBI said in a report.

Mar 1, 2021

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