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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Markets

Monero's XMR Token Reverses February Slide With Golden Cross

XMR has gained 25% in four weeks amid a crackdown on Botnet mining in some European countries and one of the leading miners' decision to shut down operations.

(Monero Project, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Fined $2.2M by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit

Binance became the first offshore crypto-related entity, along with KuCoin, to be approved by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in May, conditional to paying a penalty.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Ether, Meme Coins Lead Recovery While Bitcoin Remains Subdued

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 19, 2024.

CD20 FMA June 19 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Elevated Ether Volatility Expectations May Be Unfounded

The excitement surrounding the impending debut of spot ether ETFs in the U.S. has investors anticipating higher ether price swings relative to bitcoin.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Markets

Meme Coins and Macro: U.S. Credit Card Holders Most Stressed Since 2012

The percentage of credit card loans outstanding for over 90 days has increased to the highest since 2012, a signal that speculative activity may ease off.

(stevepb/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Majors Slide Further; SOL, DOGE Among Worst Affected

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 18, 2024.

CD20 FMA, June 18 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

AI-Related Coins Slide as Google Search Shows Peak Retail Investor Interest

Spikes in crypto-related Google search queries have historically occurred at major market tops, validating legendary investor Warren Buffet's mantra of buying in doom and selling in boom.

(Growtika/Unsplash)

Markets

XRP, LINK, ETH Stand Out Relative to BTC in Sector Rotation Analysis, DOGE Struggles

Fairlead's 12-week relative rotation graph shows signs of green shoots in XRP, LINK, ETH.

Solar system, planets (WikiImages/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover: Bitcoin Struggles Near $67,000 as Cryptos Lag Behind Stocks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 14, 2024.

Bitcoin price on June 14 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Traders See Short-Term Bearish Target at $60K as Miners Pare Holdings

Persistent testing of the lows sets the bears up for quick success with their next target at $60,000, one trader said.

A bear waving. (Hans-Jurgen Mager/Unsplash)