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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First Mover Americas: Crypto Remains Resilient as Japan, UK Slip Into Recession

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 15, 2024.

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Jump in Ether's Relative Strength Index Warrants Your Attention. Here is Why

Ether's 14-week RSI has topped 70, a threshold that marked previous parabolic bull runs.

The weekly RSI has crossed above 70. (TradingView)

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Bitcoin-Yen Pair Hits Record High, Reflects Stress on Japan's Fiat Currency

Bitcoin's ongoing rally is telling of current market perceptions about fiat currencies, with sentiment being weakest for the Japanese yen.

Japan (Su San Lee/Unsplash)

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Starknet's STRK Could Debut With Market Cap of Over $1B, Aevo's Pre-Launch Futures Suggest

Starknet is set to launch its native token STRK through an airdrop of 728 million coins on Feb. 20.

Trader. (Tumisu/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops $21B, Highest Since November 2021

While notional open interest has surged, the overall leverage build-up is still relatively low.

Bitcoin's futures open interest

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Risk Assets Like Bitcoin Are Defying Low Fed Rate Cut Expectations: Analyst

An interest rate cut isn't likely on the table, but risk assets are doing just fine

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin at $50K. What Next?

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 13, 2024.

solana Feb. 13, 2024 for FMA

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MOON Holder Makes 550% on Predictions Platform Polymarket as Bitcoin Moves Above $50K

The trader had bought the Yes side shares of the now-expired Polymarket-based betting contract "Will BTC hit $50,000 in February?"

Bitcoin could hit a new record high in two months. (Kurt Cotoaga/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Traders Scoop Up Options Bets at $65K and Higher

The bullish flow is reminiscent of the 2020-2021 bull market when traders consistently snapped up bitcoin calls at levels well above the going market rate.

Hazel nuts, scoop (AndreasAux/Pixabay)

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Peter Thiel Made $200M Investment in BTC, ETH Before Bull Run: Reuters

A source said that the investment was split evenly between the two digital assets.

Peter Thiel holding cash (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)