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

Shiba Inu Bull Momentum Limited After Buyers Offered Support

SHIB failed to maintain gains above the 100-day simple moving average, closing at $0.00001317, a 2.9% gain over 24 hours.

SHIB's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP Ledger Payments Count Falls to Lowest Since October as XRP Fails to Keep With Bitcoin

The outlook remains positive with strategic partnerships expected to boost institutional adoption.

Bitcoin memepool nearly empty. (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Monero Bull Run Accelerating, XMR-BTC Price Chart Signals

Monero has outperformed bitcoin this year, with an 86% surge compared to BTC's 12% rise.

XMR/BTC looks north. (pcdazero/Pixabay)

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U.S. Share of Bitcoin, Ether and Solana Trading Volume Falls Below 45% as Asia Catches Up

Asian trading hours have gained market share in global bitcoin, ether, and solana spot trading volumes, while U.S. trading shares have declined.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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SHIB Under Pressure, Below Ichimoku Cloud After High-Volume Overnight Selling

The cryptocurrency faced resistance at 0.00001307 and found support at 0.00001275.

SHIB (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Bonds, and the Rising Influence of Japan’s Yield Curve

Bitcoin's surprising alignment with long-end Japanese government bonds signals a deeper global macro shift.

The Diet building, Japan's parliament. (Shutterstock)

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Markets

U.S. Dollar to Slide Further This Summer, Bank of America Warns

Weakness in the U.S. dollar is widely seen as positive for dollar-denominated assets, such as bitcoin and gold.

Dollar Index. (TradingView)

Tech

Post Pectra 'Malicious' Ethereum Contracts Are Trying to Drain Wallets, But to No Avail: Wintermute

The recent EIP-7702 upgrade allows Ethereum addresses to function as smart contracts, increasing convenience but also risk.

Nemo suffered $2.4M hack on Monday. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)