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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3 Reasons Bitcoin Has Rallied Over 60% in Just Two Months

We've all watched bitcoin rally sharply since September. But what's driving the bull market?

Bitcoin prices from Sept. 10–Nov. 10

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First Mover: What's Next for Bitcoin as Wall Street Gets Vaccine Booster

Crypto markets could turn on a shift in economic policies as U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden's transition team starts to meet.

Bitcoin was higher Monday as stocks got a shot of optimism from news of progress on a coronavirus vaccine.

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Markets Spike as Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows 90% Success Rate

Bitcoin and U.S. stock futures shot up on Monday after Pfizer announced positive results from a trial of its coronavirus vaccine.

Vaccine

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Bitcoin's Weekly Close Above 2019 High Leaves Runway Clear to $20K

Bitcoin has closed above last year's high, toppling a final technical barrier on the road to a potential new all-time high.

BTC-weekly crop

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Debate Rages on Whether a Digital Dollar Will Unleash Inflation

Some speculate that if the Fed implements a digital dollar, soaring inflation will soon follow.

DoubleLine CEO Jeff Gundlach warns of inflation with a digital U.S. dollar.

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First Mover: Resistance Is Futile as Bitcoin Breaches $15K, Crypto Gets Greedy

As bitcoin surges, bullish analysts (and greedy traders) see few stopping points before prices challenge the all-time high near $20K.

As bitcoin rallies, analysts say $15,000 might just be another milestone on the way to higher prices.

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As Bitcoin Surges, Google Searches Suggest Little FOMO Among Retail Investors

Web search data suggests popular interest in bitcoin remains at normal levels, despite a sharp price rally to near $16,000.

Bitcoin has rallied sharply over this week

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Bitcoin Breaks $15K as Investor Numbers Peak

Bitcoin's rally is still going as investors continue to accumulate the cryptocurrency, ignoring overbought signals on technical indicators.

One-year chart of bitcoin prices, Nov. 5, 2019 to Nov. 5, 2020.

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Someone Just Paid a $9,000 Fee for a $120 DeFi Transaction

A Reddit user said they accidentally paid a fee 80 times the transaction value while executing a swap on Uniswap.

ethereum ether token

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Bitcoin Jumps Above $14.5K, Taking 2020 Gains to Over 100%

Bitcoin's price jumped to a 33-month high of $14,558 soon before press time, taking the year-to-date gains to 101%.

Bitcoin prices since Jan. 1 2020