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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Bitcoin Resilient as Commodity Prices Inflate, Dollar Strength May Hurt

The sustainability of bitcoin's gains is under question, as the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis has led to stress in the dollar funding markets.

Bitcoin stays resilient as commodities signal higher inflation ahead. (Highcharts.com/CoinDesk)

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Ruble-Denominated Bitcoin Volume Surges to 9-Month High

The increase comes as the West's sanctions on Russia trigger a flight from the ruble.

Ruble-denominated bitcoin volumes surge as the Russian currency hits record low. (Source: Kaiko)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Eyes US Data Deluge, Charts Signal Seller Fatigue

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 25, 2022.

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Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Suggests Recovery Set to Continue

"Short-term implied volatility exceeding long-term implied volatility indicates a likelihood of market reversal," one observer said.

Bitcoin's short-term volatility expectations top long-term expectations as Russia goes to war. (Source: Skew)

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First Mover Americas: Traders Prefer Gold, Fiat Safe Havens Over Bitcoin as Russia Goes to War

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 24, 2022.

(Federal Reserve Bank of New York, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Falls 7% as Russia Invades Ukraine; Experts Say Fed U-Turn on Rate Hikes Unlikely

It's a Catch-22 situation for the Fed, with geopolitical uncertainty posing risks to financial market stability and oil's move above $100 likely to bolster inflation.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at his renomination hearings in January. The Fed is mulling its 2022 interest rate plans. (Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin May Not Be out of the Woods Yet; Stablecoins' Bull Market Continues

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 23, 2022.

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Terra's LUNA Jumps 15% as UST Stablecoin Gets $1B Bitcoin Reserve

LUNA's fortunes are closely tied to UST. The stablecoin's creation is facilitated by burning LUNA.

(Annie Spratt/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Declining 'Buy the Dip' Mentions Signal Fading 'Hopium' in Bitcoin Market

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 22, 2022.

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SAND Token, Below 200-Day MA, Joins Broader Crypto Market in Gloomy Outlook

SAND has dropped below its 200-day average for the first time since July.

Its gloom and doom in crypto markets with major coins trading under the 200-day average. (Source: Pixabay)

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