Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor and analyst on CoinDesk's Markets team. He has been covering crypto options and futures, as well as macro and cross-asset activity, since 2019, leveraging his prior experience in directional and non-directional derivative strategies at brokerage firms. His extensive background also encompasses the FX markets, having served as a fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desks for Mumbai-based brokerages and FXStreet. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

Omkar holds a Master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.

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Markets

Bitcoin demand gauge sinks to worst level since December as spot buying weakens

CryptoQuant’s 30-day apparent demand indicator is negative, signaling that buyers aren’t absorbing the available supply and leaving the market vulnerable.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin risks another lower high as stocks rally, AI tokens outperform

The bitcoin price chart is forming a potential lower high while ether languishes in a months-old range even as S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 index futures push higher.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Tech

XRP Ledger to delete NFT junk and patch key bugs in a new upgrade

The XRP Ledger is rolling out the fixCleanup3_1_3 upgrade on Wednesday, to clean up expired NFTs.

Glasses in front of monitors with code (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

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Markets

Hyperliquid takes a swing at Polymarket with macro outcome bets

The decentralized exchange’s new HIP-4 product lets traders bet on offchain events like inflation and interest-rate decisions, using validators rather than UMA-style external dispute resolution.

Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan

Markets

At $322 billion, the stablecoin market value exceeds the FX reserves of 95 nations

The amount of dollars and other fiat currencies held by users outside traditional banking channels now exceeds the official FX reserves of 95 nations.

Fiat currencies. (Roman Synkevych/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin stalls near $76,500 as muted trading points to macro wait-and-see

Enflux says “the bid is there” but no one is adding size, while Glassnode data shows easing selling pressure alongside weaker market activity.

Bitcoin hero image

Markets

PCE, jobless claims and housing data test Fed cut hopes: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting May 25.

Economic data in newspaper (Markus Spiske)

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Markets

HYPE funds attract millions as investors dump bitcoin and ether ETFs

Investors turn to HYPE and XRP funds while dumping bitcoin and ether ETFs.

Calculator next to price charts. (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin trades above $77,000 as oil's 5% slide pushes Asian equities higher

Oil’s 5% drop on potential Strait of Hormuz reopening boosted Asian equities and supported crypto sentiment.

BTC's price. (CoinDesk)

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