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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Bitcoin remains under pressure near $68,000 even as panic ebbs

Key derivatives metrics and ETF flows suggest lack of demand, but macro forces offer hope.

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DeFi protocol ZeroLend shuts down after three years, citing inactive chains and hacks

The protocol is shutting down after three years, citing unsustainable economics, thin margins and rising security threats.

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Merkado

BofA survey flags dollar bearish bets at over a decade high. Here's what it means for bitcoin

BofA's February survey shows investor positioning in the U.S. dollar has fallen to its most negative level since at least early 2012.

AI trading screens. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Merkado

Ether steadies after $540 million sell wave to outperform wider crypto market

Crypto markets remain under pressure despite firmer U.S. equity futures, with ether rebounding toward $2,000 as heavy weekend selling eases as gold leads.

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Strategy says it can survive even if bitcoin drops to $8,000 and will 'equitize' debt

Strategy says it can withstand a bitcoin price drop to $8,000 and still cover its roughly $6 billion in net debt.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

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Russia's daily crypto turnover is over $650 million, Ministry of Finance says

Government and central bank officials are pushing for legislation to regulate cryptocurrency activities, aiming for passage during the spring session.

Russia stablecoin milestone. (Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Binance's CZ echoes Consensus panelists on lack of privacy blocking crypto adoption

Lack of privacy is a barrier to both everyday and institutional use of crypto and blockchain technology, CZ and institutions argue.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Nikhilesh De/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto market drowns in red as bitcoin falls to $68,000

Traders are bracing for a heavy week of macroeconomic events, including Fed minutes and the core PCE inflation report.

bitcoin price chart (Behnam Norouzi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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XRP outruns bitcoin, ether after investors piled into the recent crash

XRP is outperforming bitcoin and ether following signs of dip buying during recent crash.

Hands rest on the keyboard of a laptop showing trading graphs, data. (Kanchanara / Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

Merkado

Bitcoin’s long-term rally is ‘broken’ until it reclaims $85,000, Deribit executive says

A bitcoin price drop to $58,000 could reignite buying momentum.

Jean-David Péquignot on stage at Consensus Hong Kong 2026