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

Number of Stablecoin Holders Nears 100M Mark, Data Show

The number of addresses holding stablecoins has risen 15% this year, according to data source rwa.xyz.

The supply of stablecoins USDT and USDC  grew by $10 billion in a month, 10x research noted. (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Bulls Pin Hopes on Weaker Dollar to Extend Rally

Some banks, however, foresee a continued dollar strength on the back of divergent interest rate expectations and the threat of U.S. tariffs.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Coil as Crypto Traders in Limbo After Halving

Investors are still gauging macroeconomic factors, one observer said.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Venezuela Looks to Tether for Oil Sales as Sanctions Return

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 23, 2024.

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Markets

Bitcoin's 200-Day Average Is Approaching a Record High; Here's Why It Matters

The 200-day simple moving average is one of the most widely tracked indicators of bitcoin's long-term trend.

BTC's price chart. (CoinDesk/TradingView)

Finance

Crypto Trader FalconX Unveils Institution-Friendly Custody, Trading and Credit Services

Derivatives exchange Deribit is the first to integrate FalconX’s Prime Connect.

FalconX Chief Executive Officer Raghu Yarlagadda (FalconX)

Markets

Bitcoin's Post-Halving Demand to Be 5x Greater Than Supply, Bitfinex Estimates

The new BTC supply added to the market could drop to $30 million per day, according to Bitfinex.

Water, pipes. (analogicus/Pixabay)

Policy

Venezuela Looks to Tether to Bypass Sanctions: Reuters

Venezuela's state-run oil company started experimenting with Tether in 2023

(Ronlug/Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Layer 2s Have Their Moment

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 22, 2024.

Trading screen.

Markets

Bitcoin's Unique Volatility Profile in Focus as VIX and MOVE Spike

Bitcoin's implied or expected volatility remains positively correlated with its price as traditional market fear gauges spike amid broad-based risk aversion.

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