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’s $125K Resistance: Analyst Warns Failure Could Bring Bear Market

Ledn CIO John Glover warns that failing to surpass the $125,000 resistance could trigger a bear market.

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Polymarket Bettors Say U.S. Government Shutdown Will be Long But Won't Break Records

Bettors predict it will last longer than Oct. 15, but won't break the record set by the first Trump administration in 2018-2019.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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XRP, DOGE, SOL See Profit-Taking, Bitcoin’s New High (Maybe) Could Still Rise Higher

The outlier on a weekly basis remains BNB, roughly at $1,184 and up more than 17% over seven days, which tells us that rotations are still happening inside ecosystems.

(CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Hits Record High Against Yen as Japan's New PM Sanae Plans to Revive 'Abenomics'

The yen weakened as Sanae said that her government would lead fiscal and monetary policy setting.

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Bitcoin at Historic Highs: 3 Critical Levels to Watch Now

BTC rose to a record high of over $125,000 Sunday, extending the weekly gain to 11.5%.

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Bitcoin Surges to Record High Above $125K After $3.2B in Spot BTC Inflows

The U.S.-listed spot ETFs registered a net inflow of $3.24 billion in the week ended Oct. 3.

BTC's price. (CoinDesk)

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Altcoins Set to Surge? Trump Weighs $2K Personal Tariff Windfall for Americans

The potential rebates could increase investments in alternative cryptocurrencies, according to analysis in a 2023 research paper.

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Policy

'Tokenization Is Going to Eat the Entire Financial System' Says Robinhood CEO

At Token2049 Singapore, Robinhood's Vlad Tenev likened the growing popularity of the digital asset technology to a freight train that can't be stopped.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev speaks at Token2049 (Sam Reynolds)

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Bitcoin Tops $119K, XRP, SOL, ETH Surge as U.S. Government Shutdown Takes Effect; BTC Options Look Cheap

The U.S. government shutdown could delay key economic reports, setting the stage for a positive fiat liquidity impulse, one analyst said.

Bitcoin was rallying Friday.

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