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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Bitcoin and Ether Rally After Grayscale's ETH Trust Becomes SEC-Reporting

Bitcoin advanced to fresh two-month highs on Monday while ether clocked three-week highs after Grayscale reported that its Ethereum Trust has become an SEC-reporting company.

sonnenshein, grayscale

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First Mover: Bitcoin's Best Week Since July Shows Limited Toll of UK Retail Crypto Futures Ban

Bitcoin holds above $11K after biggest weekly gain since July, despite FCA ban on retail crypto futures trading and inventory drawdowns by miners.

The U.K.'s prohibition on retail trading of cryptocurrency futures looks to have limited impact and might be misconceived.

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Bitcoin Down 1% After Biggest Weekly Price Gain Since July

Despite a dip today, bitcoin has crossed into bullish territory with the biggest weekly gain since July.

Bitcoin weekly price chart

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Bitcoin Nears $11.5K on US Stimulus Prospects, Seems to Confirm Bullish Trend

Optimism for the prospects for a U.S. stimulus package rose after the White House boosted its offer to Democrats on a pandemic relief package Friday.

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Bitcoin Must Now Beat $11.2K for Bull Revival, Say Analysts

Bitcoin has woken up from its recent slumber. But a bull revival might need a break above $11,200.

Bitcoin, gold, S&P 500, and dollar index daily charts.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Hits $11K as Square Exposes $2.3T Corporate Money Pot

Square's $50M bitcoin purchase has analysts doing back-of-the-envelope math on the possibility of rising allocations from corporate treasurers.

S&P 500 companies have a combined $2.3 trillion in cash and short-term investments, a new money pot for bitcoin marketers.

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Bitcoin Tops $11K for First Time in Almost 3 Weeks

Bitcoin appears to have broken out of its tight trading range over the past two weeks, between roughly $10,500 and $10,800.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours

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First Mover: Bitcoin 'Comatose' Under $16K for Rest of 2020, While Ether Traffic Eases

Bitcoin is stuck in an ever-tightening range between $10.5K and $10.8K and appears set for a breakout, though options trading suggests $16K might represent an upper bound in 2020.

Reduced traffic means less congestion on the Ethereum network and reduced fees.

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Bitcoin Options Volume on CME Jumps 300% as Traders Take Bullish Bets

Trading volumes for CME bitcoin options surged as traders made bull call spreads, anticipating a rally.

CME headquarters, Chicago

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As DeFi Deflates, Ethereum Users Get Reprieve From Soaring Fees, Congestion

The popularity of decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges had backed up the Ethereum blockchain, raising questions about its ability to scale.

Reduced traffic from decentrentralized exchanges has relieved congestion on the Ethereum blockchain.