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

Bitcoin Down as Stocks Fall Over European Coronavirus Fears

Bitcoin is dropping alongside stocks as soaring cases of COVID-19 threaten economic activity in Europe.

Sep 21, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Uniswap's Sudden $5B Token Valuation Cements Comeback From 'Vampire Mining' Attack

Uniswap's surprise token delivery has given the decentralized exchange a market value of more than $5 billion, instantly making it No. 1 in DeFi.

Sep 18, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin Rises Back to $11K Despite Signs of Indecision in the Market

Bitcoin is again looking to establish a foothold above $11,000 on Friday, although the technical charts are anything but stridently bullish.

Sep 18, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin 'Young Investment' Wallets at Highest Level Since February 2018

New investors are entering the bitcoin market at a faster pace and possibly creating upward pressure on prices, on-chain data shows.

Sep 16, 2020

The number of "young investment wallets" is on the rise. (JodiJacobson/Getty Images)

Markets

Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Daily Trading Volume Hits Record High

Trading volume in physically delivered bitcoin futures listed on Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt platform surged to record highs on Tuesday.

Sep 16, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Binance's CZ Doesn't Even Dispute That DeFi Might Be Inevitable

Big crypto exchanges like Binance, Huobi and OKEx are rushing out DeFi platforms to cash in on the fast-growing industry and stanch user defections.

Sep 16, 2020

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao says the centralized exchange's BNB tokens might benefit from the decentralization trend.

Markets

All Eyes on Fed Reserve Rate Announcement, as Bitcoin Fights for $11K

With the Fed's decision on rates due later Wednesday, bitcoin traders will be watching the U.S. dollar action.

Sep 16, 2020

Bitcoin prices since late Monday (CoinDesk BPI)

Policy

India Said to Be Preparing to Ban Cryptocurrency Trading: Bloomberg

The federal cabinet is expected to shortly discuss a new bill before passing it to the parliament, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Sep 15, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin Investors the Sane Ones as Federal Reserve Cheers Inflation, Price Nears $11K

Cryptocurrencies' 2020 gains are the truth gauge as markets react to the Federal Reserve's inflation goal, where Zimbabwe is the model of success.

Sep 15, 2020

Crypto investors inverting the gold-price scale is starting to seem like the sane thing to do. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Analyst 'Cautiously Bullish' on Bitcoin but Says Equity Sell-Off Still a Threat

Bitcoin (BTC) has crossed into the bullish territory, but may remain vulnerable to another sell-off in stocks.

Sep 15, 2020

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