Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team based in Mumbai. He previously worked at FXStreet and Mumbai-based brokerage house as an FX analyst and holds a master's degree in Finance. Omkar has shown a consistent pro-Bitcoin bias in his reporting, which could potentially influence his coverage of the cryptocurrency market. He also holds small amounts of Bitcoin, Ether, BitTorrent, Tron and Dot. In addition to this potential conflict of interest, he has made contradictory statements regarding funding rates in the perpetual futures market for Bitcoin.

Biography:  https://www.coindesk.com/author/omkar-godbole/

61%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • Omkar Godbole has shown a consistent pro-Bitcoin bias in his reporting. In the first article, he quotes John Glover, chief investment officer at Ledn, who suggests that Bitcoin's price could drop back to $40,000 due to market deleveraging. This quote indicates a bearish view on Bitcoin's short-term prospects.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Omkar Godbole holds small amounts of Bitcoin, Ether, BitTorrent, Tron and Dot. This could potentially influence his reporting on these cryptocurrencies.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • In the first article, Omkar Godbole states that funding rates have normalized after Bitcoin's overnight pullback from record highs. However, this claim is contradicted by earlier statements in the same article indicating that funding rates surged above 100% early this week due to strong bullish momentum and leveraged products being used to maximize gains.

Deceptions

42%

Examples:

  • In the first article, Omkar Godbole claims that funding rates have normalized after Bitcoin's overnight pullback from record highs. However, this claim is deceptive because funding rates were previously at triple-digit figures observed a few days ago, indicating overheating in the perpetual futures market.

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