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

Boxing Day bonanza: $27 billion in bitcoin, ether options set for year-end reset

The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by a put-call ratio of 0.38.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bullish bitcoin plays on Bitfinex swell to highest since early 2024

Margin long positions continue to climb, signaling strong conviction despite bitcoin’s weakness.

Bitfinex Whales (TradingView)

Markets

Uniswap token burn moves closer to reality as 99% voters favor ‘fee switch’ proposal

The protocol’s “UNIfication” proposal has already crossed quorum, with more than 69 million UNI tokens voting in favor and virtually no opposition as of Monday.

Uniswap logo on phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Policy

Hong Kong proposes new rules to tap insurance capital into cryptocurrencies

Public consultation on the proposal will occur from February to April, with legislative submissions expected later in the year.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Binance opens up ways for users to generate income using ETH options

Binance is opening up ether options to all users, allowing them to earn passive income.

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Markets

Bitcoin jumps above $87,000, yen slides as Bank of Japan hikes interest rates

The Bank of Japan raised its short-term policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the highest in nearly 30 years.

BTC price bounce. (CoinDesk)

Markets

CF Benchmarks views bitcoin as portfolio staple, projects $1.4 million price target by 2035

The index provider applies capital market models to bitcoin, arguing institutional adoption supports long-term valuations and structured portfolio allocation.

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Markets

Micron crushes earnings, calming markets and helping boost bitcoin back above $87,000

Blowout Micron results reignite AI optimism, lifting tech futures and stabilising bitcoin even as parts of the AI equity complex remain under pressure.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Market Today: Bitcoin-gold ratio drops to lowest since January 2024

Bitcoin rose since midnight UTC, while remaining locked in the $86,000-$90,000 range. Against gold, however, it's still falling.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)