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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Elon Musk Changes Profile Name to Harry Bolz, Sparks 127% Surge in HARRYBOLZ Token

A simple change in Musk's profile name on X more than doubled the illiquid token's price.

Gecko Terminal dashboard for HARRYBOLZ token

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Solana DEX Volume Tops $60M as It Looks to Extend 4-Month Winning Streak Over Ethereum

Solana's leadership in DEX volume and revenue supports the bull case in the SOL-ETH ratio.

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

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Hedge Funds Are Short Ether CME Futures Like Never Before. Is It Carry Trade or Outright Bearish Bets?

The record short interest is led by carry trades and some amount of outright bearish bets on the second-largest cryptocurrency.

Hedge fund. (viarami/Pixabay

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Grayscale ETF Application Helps Cardano's ADA Outshine Bitcoin and Ether

The CME has not yet listed ADA futures, which is widely considered a prerequisite for gaining approval for a spot ETF

ADA token's price chart. (CoinDesk)

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Base Team Member Refutes Claims That Its Sequencer Coinbase Has Been Selling ETH

"Coinbase has accumulated $300M+ in ETH, which is more than 2x all of Base's ETH earnings over time," Base member Kabir.base.eth said on X.

Base team member refutes claims of selling ETH. (Pixabay)

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Tether Inflows to Exchanges Surged to $2.7B During Recent BTC Price Drop to $90K, Analytics Firm Says

The unusually high capital inflows likely stemmed from margin calls and bargain hunting.

Trump's crypto summit promises a volatile weekend. (dimitrisvetsikas1969/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Indicator That Signaled $70K Breakout Turns Bearish as Trump's Trade War Rhetoric Grows

The renewed bearish signal on the key indicator is not an immediate threat to BTC, but Trump's tariff rhetoric could shake up the market.

Bear and bull (Pixabay)

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Ether May Be Ready for a Bull Run as Price Action Mirrors August Bottom

Ether's price action mirrors the August bottom amid signs of strong dip demand for the second-largest cryptocurrency.

Crypto market breadth improves. (ArtTower/Pixabay)