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

Here's the One Thing Bitcoin Traders Should Be Watching

Bank of America's latest take on U.S. Treasury notes suggests a major market event ahead.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Circle Argues Stablecoins Aren’t Securities in Response to SEC’s Binance Lawsuit

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 29, 2023.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Observers Warn of Risk Aversion as Oil Prices Top $93

WTI crude oil has surged 30% higher this quarter, a rally that could feed into inflation, forcing central banks to keep rates elevated for longer than expected.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: MakerDAO Exchange Balance Jumps; CZ Denies He Owns CommEx

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 28, 2023.

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO de Binance, en el evento Consensus Singapore 2018. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitfinex to Enhance Clients' Assets Security Using Zodia Custody's Interchange Product

Zodia's Interchange allows clients to keep their assets on its platform, while their holdings are mirrored and available on an exchange for trading.

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Markets

Maker Token's Exchange Balance Spikes After 45% Price Surge

The exchange balance has jumped 5% in the past 24 hours, hitting the highest in nearly a month.

MKR's price chart (TradingView/CoinDesk0

Markets

Bitcoin Jumps 2%, Ignoring DXY's Rise to 10-Month High; XRP Eyes Death Cross

The uptick was initially led by spot market buyers, which squeezed out bearish derivative positions, one analyst said.

trading prices monitor screen

Markets

First Mover Americas: Binance Sells Russian Unit

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 27, 2023.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Markets

Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Gauge Tops Ether for Record 20 Straight Days

The spread between dominant crypto options exchange Deribit's forward-looking 30-day implied volatility index for ether (ETH DVOL) and bitcoin (BTC DVOL) has been consistently negative since Sept. 7.

La volatilidad de bitcoin y ether está haciendo tambalear tanto a alcistas como bajistas. (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Coinbase Registers With Central Bank of Spain

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 26, 2023.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

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