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.

Omkar Godbole

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Markets

First Mover Americas: BoJ Comments Offer Relief to Crypto

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 7, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 7 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Jump Trading Allegedly Moves $29M in ETH as Ether Tops $2.5K

According to a blockchain data tracking service, Jump Trading moved large amounts of ether to an address previously used to deposit coins to centralized exchanges.

AI generating trading. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin's Impending 'Death Cross' May Trap Bears as Bank of Japan Eases Rate Concerns

The ominous-sounding technical price pattern could again trap bears on the wrong side of the market as the Bank of Japan plays down chance of a near-term interest rate hike.

Death Cross. (Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Rebounds From Monday's Chaos

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug 6, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 6 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's Death Cross Is Looming Again

Indicators like the death cross are inherently lagging and offer limited predictive power.

Investors shouldn't let bitcoin's impending death cross put them under pressure. (bboellinger/Pixabay)

Markets

These Two Bitcoin Indicators Offer Light in a Gloomy Market

BTC has dropped over 13% this month, but all is not lost, according to key indicators.

Tunnel. (alexman89/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Crashes to $50K as 'Perfect Storm' Hits Crypto Market

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug 5, 2024.

Bitcoin price on Aug 5 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Drops 15% Against Japanese Yen, Outpacing Declines Versus USD, as Yen Carry Trades Unwind

The yen's strong performance, rising almost 10% against the USD in three weeks, led to the unwinding of carry trades, contributing to the sell-off in risk assets and causing significant market volatility.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Price Crash to $50K Dashes Carry Traders' Hopes

Carry trading, a popular strategy from the first quarter, involves profiting from pricing discrepancies between two markets.

(Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips Below $50K as Investors Flee Risk Assets

Ether slumped by the most since May 2021.

Man with his head down on his laptop facing the Agony of Defeat (Getty Images)