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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Over $41,000: Bitcoin Continues to Forge New Highs

Another day, another record high for bitcoin's price.

Bitcoin price for the last 12 hours

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First Mover: $1 Trillion of Cryptocurrencies Shows Booming 'Asset Class'

It took just a few months for cryptocurrencies' market cap to double to $1 trillion. That compares with eight years for U.S. junk loans.

Bitcoin prices have shot to a fresh all-time high above $38,000.

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XRP Climbs Back up Crypto Rankings With Near 50% Rise

With the sudden rise, XRP has replaced litecoin as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

XRP price for the last 24 hours

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CME Becomes Biggest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as Institutional Interest Rises

Chicago Mercantile Exchange now tops the list of the biggest bitcoin futures trading platforms, accounting for nearly 20% of all open interest.

CME headquarters, Chicago

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Expected Rise in Ether-Bitcoin Volatility Points to Altcoin Season Ahead: Analyst

Peaking implied volatility spreads suggest the emphasis in the markets will shift to ether and other alternative currencies in the short term.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Hits Record as 'Blue Wave' and 'Kimchi Premium' Look Bullish

Bitcoin surges above $35K for first time with U.S. Democrats poised to take full control of government and 'Kimchi Premium' back in force.

Bitcoin prices rose above $35,000 for the first time, reaching a new all-time high.

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Stellar's XLM Token Rallies to 2-Year High on XRP Woes, OCC Ruling, Ukraine

The token is at the highest level since November 2018 in what one observer called a "perfect storm."

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Veteran Investor Bill Miller Says Bitcoin Is Cash's 'Rat Poison'

In 2018, legendary investor Warren Buffett referred to the cryptocurrency as "probably rat poison squared."

Bill Miller

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First Mover: As Bitcoin Rally Pauses, DeFi Keeps Astounding

Don't even think of using the term "DeFi winter," because DeFi might be hotter than last year's summer of DeFi. 

DeFi keeps getting hotter as bitcoin takes a refresher.

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Bitcoin Bounces Back Above $31K After Monday's Drop

Analysts say the bitcoin market now looks less overheated than it did on Monday.

Bitcoin price for the last two days.