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

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)

Tech

Elon Musk Announces 'Bitcoin-Style' XChat, But Tech Experts Are Skeptical

Tech experts question the new offering's claims of having Bitcoin-style encryption.

Elon Musk. (3dalliance/Pixabay)

Markets

XRP's Indecisive May vs. Bullish Bets – A Divergence Worth Watching

XRP is used by Ripple Labs to power its cross-border payments platform.

XRP's indecisive May vs bullish bets. (EdenMoon/Pixabay)

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Markets

Stellar's Midnight Mayhem: XLM Plunged 6% on High-Volume Despite Rain Integration

Stellar's integration with Rain signals progress toward mainstream adoption.

XLM's price plunge. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Tron's TRX Faces Rising Risk of Bearish Momentum After High-Volume Drop to 27 Cents

High trading volume points to potential further downward pressure on TRX prices.

TRX's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP Falls Below 200-day Average, Bitcoin Dips to $105K as Traders Eye Core PCE

The core PCE data, a key inflation measure, is anticipated to impact market sentiment and could influence future Federal Reserve rate decisions.

BTC's $14B options expiry. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Markets

Two Ways This Bitcoin Bull Market Is Sturdier Than 2020-21 and 2017

BTC's realized volatility has averaged less than 50% this time, according to Glassnode.

BTC's latest bull market looks sturdier than previous ones. (Bluesnap/Pixabay)

Markets

Solana's 18 Month Long Bull Run Against Ether Is Over; XRP Ends Mini-Uptrend

The SOL/ETH ratio signals an end of a prolonged uptrend and ether outperformance ahead.

Screenshot of a candle chart going down.  (Maxim Hopman/Unsplash)