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

Markets

Bitcoin Price Logs Two-Month High Above $10,000

The DeFi-led rally in Ethereum's ether token looks to have spilled over into the bitcoin market, one analyst said.

Jul 26, 2020

Markets

Ether Leaves Bitcoin Behind With 2020 Gain of Over 100%

Ethereum's popularity with DeFi projects has likely led to a triple-digit year-to-date price rise for ether. Bitcoin lags well behind with a 34% gain.

Jul 24, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Crypto's $35T Moment Could Come From Analog-World Stock Listings

With Coinbase rumored to be considering a share listing, some say a move toward more public ownership could accelerate mainstream crypto adoption.

Jul 24, 2020

(Image: NASA. Graphic: Shuai Hao. Data: Siblis, CoinMarketCap)

Markets

Ether Stalls After 8% Rally as Exchange Inflows Spike

Ether is struggling to extend Wednesday's price rally amid increased inflow of ether onto cryptocurrency exchanges.

Jul 23, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Ethereum a Victim of Its Own Success as Fees Soar, Vitalik Complains

Ethereum's growing popularity with stablecoins and DeFi projects means fees are soaring on the network. Does that offer an opening for the competition?

Jul 23, 2020

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin was one of the first to sign an NFT on the platform.

Markets

3 Reasons Bitcoin's Price Could Soon Rise to $10K

After a rise over $9,500 Wednesday, bitcoin looks set to climb toward the psychological price hurdle of $10,000. Here are three reasons why.

Jul 23, 2020

Markets

Open Interest in Ether Options Jumps to New Record High

Data from major exchanges shows that open interest in ether options rose to a new lifetime high of $194 million on Tuesday.

Jul 22, 2020

Total ETH Option Open Interest (via Skew)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Anchorage Adds Litecoin Support

The U.S.-based crypto custody provider has added support for litecoin, the eighth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

Jul 22, 2020

Markets

First Mover: This DeFi-Ready Token Is Teaching Crypto Traders to Cherish Inflation

Prices have jumped for Ampleforth's AMPL tokens, but so has the supply – and it's all gone straight into traders' pockets.

Jul 22, 2020

Markets

Bitcoin ‘Active Entities’ at Highest Since 2017 Bull Run

The on-chain metric suggests Bitcoin is garnering users despite the cryptocurrency’s extended period of comatose price action.

Jul 22, 2020

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