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

First Mover: Bitcoin Surges to New 2020 High as Harvest Debacle Provides Costly DeFi Lesson

This week's $24M exploit of DeFi platform Harvest shows risks as real as rewards in open-beta crypto markets, where investor protection is minimal.

Oct 27, 2020

Innovation takes priority over investor protection in the anything-goes market of decentralized finance, or DeFi.

Markets

Bitcoin Hits 16-Month High Despite Sell-Off in Global Stocks

Bitcoin's (BTC) price has climbed to 15-month highs even as coronavirus-induced instability rocks the stock markets.

Oct 27, 2020

Markets

Monero Reaches 2-Year High, Taking YTD Gain to 200%

Regulatory scrutiny is likely garnering more attention for monero amid an upward-trending broader market.

Oct 26, 2020

Markets

Uniswap, Curve Daily Trading Volumes Surges Past $2B, Likely Driven by Harvest Attack

Daily trading volume on Uniswap surged by over 1,200% to a record $2.04 billion, surpassing the previous record high of $953.59 million registered on Sept. 1 by a big margin.

Oct 26, 2020

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), "Wheatfield with a Reaper," Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Sept. 1889. Oil on canvas, 73.2 cm x 92.7 cm.

Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin Steady Over $13K as JPMorgan Has Eureka! Moment

Bitcoin traders can be forgiven for gloating over JPMorgan's sudden pronouncement that the largest cryptocurrency has considerable long-term upside.

Oct 26, 2020

JPMorgan's analysts have arrived at the Eureka! moment where they're comparing bitcoin with gold.

Markets

Number of Bitcoin 'Whale' Addresses at Highest Since Autumn 2016

The number of investors with over 1,000 bitcoin has peaked to four-year highs amid the recent price rally.

Oct 26, 2020

Data indicates bitcoin "whales" have been making profits throughout 2020.

Markets

Active Bitcoin Addresses at Highest Since 2017's $20K Price Record

Continued rise in network's usage could accelerate the price rally.

Oct 23, 2020

Markets

First Mover: As Bitcoin Tops $13K, Analyst Explains How Blockchain Gives Clues on Next Move

Chainalysis Chief Economist Philip Gradwell tips his five favorite blockchain data points for analyzing cryptocurrency markets.

Oct 23, 2020

Bitcoiners are celebrating the largest cryptocurrency's longest winning streak in six months.

Markets

CME's Rise in Bitcoin Futures Rankings Signals Growing Institutional Interest

CME has risen to second place in terms of bitcoin futures open interest, passing Binance and BitMEX.

Oct 23, 2020

Markets

Five On-Chain Indicators Investors Should Follow: Chainalysis

We talk to Philip Gradwell, chief economist at the blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis, to discuss the five indicators every crypto trader should track.

Oct 23, 2020

Use of a divining rod observed in Great Britain in the late 18th century. Image drawn by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798)

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