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

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First Mover: Ether Eyed as Value Play With Bitcoin Pressing $20K

As prices consolidate below $20K, traders cue off macroeconomic factors - like Biden remark that $908B stimulus would be "down payment."

3 dec 2020

This one or that one? Investors weigh value proposition of Ethereum's ether as bitcoin pushes to new high.

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Worsening US Dollar, Inflation Metrics Bode Well for Bitcoin's Continued Rally

A continued decline in the U.S. dollar and rising inflation expectations support bitcoin's long-term bullish case as a hedge asset.

3 dec 2020

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First Mover: Short Shrift for XRP Token's 169% Price Surge as Traders Obsess Over Bitcoin

XRP soared 169% in November, topping performance of the CoinDesk 20 digital assets during a month when bitcoin dominated headlines.

2 dec 2020

XRP dominated the performance rankings of the CoinDesk 20 digital assets in November.

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Bitcoin Sees Record Number of Active Users as Price Almost Hits $20K

As bitcoin set a new price high closer to $20,000 on Tuesday, the network also saw record-breaking user activity.

2 dec 2020

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Missed the Bitcoin Rally? Here’s a Low-Risk Strategy to Ride the Bull Market

Investors looking to buy bitcoin now should consider implementing a dollar-cost averaging (DCA) strategy, according to leading traders in the cryptocurrency space.

1 dec 2020