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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Finance

Crypto Asset Manager Bitwise Deploys on DeFi Platform With Maple Finance Partnership

Crypto asset manager and ETF provider Bitwise has made its first allocation into decentralized finance (DeFi) through a partnership with on-chain credit specialist Maple Finance.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Markets

ADA, SOL, XRP: Altcoins Under Consideration for U.S. Crypto Reserve Lag BTC in Retaking Sunday Highs

The market appears to be pricing in minimal expectations for these altcoins.

Crypto reserve. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin Surges to $92K, XRP Prices Muted as White House Crypto Summit Looms

“A return to the area above the 50-day at $97,000 is a marker of bullish success,” one trader said.

BTC rebounds to $92K. (Paolo Feser, Unsplash)

Markets

ECB Expected to Cut Interest Rates as Traders Pile Into Fed Easing Bets

Renewed bias for rate cuts could ease financial conditions, offering bullish cues to risk assets, including bitcoin.

ECB is likely to cut rates Thursday. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Move $5K After White House Crypto Summit; ETH and SOL Volatility Likely: STS Digital

Options pricing on Deribit suggests BTC could swing by nearly $5K following the crypto summit, according to analysis by STS Digital

Trump's crypto summit promises a volatile weekend. (dimitrisvetsikas1969/Pixabay)

Finance

China, Germany Fire Fiscal Rockets as U.S. Looks to Cut Spending. What Does it Mean for Bitcoin?

China and Germany's shift in fiscal policy might calm crypto market nerves.

(TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Swing Back to $95K Amid Signs of BTC Bear Exhaustion

Signs of seller exhaustion at the 200-day SMA suggests scope for a price bounce.

A BTC bounce may be coming. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

Markets

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Registers Highest Trading Volume in 3 Months

The ETF saw over $1 billion in outflows last week alongside a surge in trading volumes.

ECB is likely to cut rates Thursday. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)