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 'volatility fear gauge' hits FTX-blowup peak as prices crater to nearly $60,000

Bitcoin's volatility gauge, the BVIV, spiked to nearly 100%, its highest level since the 2022 FTX collapse.

Trading desk. (TyliJura/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin's limited supply won't help stop the selloff

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 5, 2026

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Markets

Bitcoin, ether slide 7% as market 'fear' increases, liquidations mount

Crypto markets extended losses amid heavy derivatives liquidations and macro headwinds, with traders bracing for further downside if bitcoin breaks key support.

Bitcoin (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

'Big Short' Micheal Burry spots 2022 vibes in bitcoin crash

The ‘Big Short’ investor compared the current slide with a one-time past cycle breakdown that saw BTC lose nearly half its value before stabilizing.

Michael Burry attends the "The Big Short" New York premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on Nov. 23, 2015.

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Markets

Stifel predicts bitcoin crash to $38,000. Yes, you read it right.

Stifel analysts predict bitcoin could fall to $38,000 using an analogy of the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" to explain the bearish forecast.

A surfer falls headfirst into the waves  (keithsutherland/Getty images+/Unsplash)

Markets

Justin Sun says 'keep going' on Tron Inc's TRX buys as the token outperforms bitcoin

TRX has outperformed much of the crypto market this year, slipping only about 1.3% versus bitcoin's nearly 19% decline.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bhutan moves bitcoin to trading firms and exchanges as BTC drops to nearly $70,000

Wallet data shows the Royal Government of Bhutan moving bitcoin to trading firms and exchanges for the first time in months, as markets slide and volatility spikes across crypto and metals.

Buddha point, Thimphu, Bhutan (Passang Tobgay/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin crashes below $70,000 on Bitstamp

During Asian trading hours, BTC hit a low of $69,101 on Bitstamp.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Policy

House probe targets WLFI after report of $500 Million UAE stake

Congressional investigators seek ownership records, payment trails and stablecoin documents from the Trump-linked crypto firm following reports of Emirati backing and its USD1 token’s role in a $2 Billion Binance transaction

Consensus 2025: Zak Folkman, Eric Trump

Markets

XRP crashes to its lowest since Trump's election win, could slide further to $1.00

XRP has fallen to $1.44, its lowest level since November 2024, as bitcoin’s decline fuels broader risk aversion in the crypto market.

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