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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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $67,000, Adds Nearly 5% in 24 Hours

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 26, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 26 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Elon Musk’s X Quietly Removes Bitcoin, MAGA Emojis From Hashtags

Logos for several tokens started to first appear on X, previously Twitter, in 2020, as a step to improve brand adoption and recall on the internet.

Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia. (BitCluster)

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Bitcoin Analysts Express Optimism as Price Nears Resistance Level That Stymied It in May

The Bitcoin mining hashrate, a leading indicator for bitcoin rallies, has improved, one observer said, explaining the bullish outlook.

BTC's price nears the trendline resistance that capped upside on Monday. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slides After Wednesday's Tech Rout

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 25, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 25 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin, Stocks Bleed as China Rate Cuts Signals Panic, Treasury Yield Curve Steepens

China's back-to-back interest-rate cuts signal urgency to shore up growth after the recent Communist party plenum offered little support to the nation's flagging economy.

China renminbi bills (Moerschy/Pixabay)

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Stablecoins Signal Crypto Ecosystem Buoyancy as Market Cap Jumps to $164B

Renewed expansion in stablecoins is bullish for the broader crypto market.

Market cap of the stablecoin sector of the crypto market. (DefiLlama)

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CME's Ether Futures Record Highest Ever Open Interest of 383K ETH After ETF Debut

The approval and subsequent trading of spot ether ETFs in the U.S. has reinvigorated the market, CME's Giovanni Vicioso said.

(Shutterstock)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $66,000, but Mt. Gox Selling Pressure Persists

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 24, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 24 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Ether's BTC-Denominated Price Flirts With 9-Year-Long Trendline Support: Technical Analysis

The trendline connecting 2016 and 2017 lows has consistently offered support since January.

(WOKANDAPIX/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Bulls Beware as 'Doctor Copper' Slides Against Gold

"Doctor copper" is losing ground against safe haven gold, signaling economic weakness and risk aversion on the horizon.

Copper. (stux/Pixabay)