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

XRP Price Coiled for a Significant Move as Key Volatility Indicator Mirrors 2024 Patterns

A standard deviation-based indicator points to renewed volatility explosion in XRP and BTC.

BTC holds key support as oil erases early gains. (geralt/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin in Standstill at $85K as Trump Increases Pressure on Fed's Powell

A sharp plunge in the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index coupled with rising prices added to U.S. stagflation fears amid the tariff war.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on April 17 (CoinDesk)

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XRP Downside Fears Persist Despite ETF Optimism, Options Data Show

XRP's recent price movement suggests a possible re-test of lows around $1.6, despite its strong order book depth.

XRP options skew. (Amberdata/Deribit)

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Bitcoin, the Haven Crypto Bulls Hoped for, Is More a Barometer of Risk: Godbole

Bitcoin, rather than behaving as a digital gold, has solidified as a proxy for risk, validating FX market participants who track it as a gauge of speculative sentiment.

Golden bar on background of raw coal nuggets close-up

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Coinbase Embroiled in Alleged Frontrunning Controversy With ‘Base Is for Everyone’ Token

At least three wallets bought tokens before Base announced the launch on X.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin at Risk of Dropping to $75K if BTC's $83K Support Breaks, Chart Analysis Show

Key intraday averages look to cross bearish as bulls struggle to engineer a breakout above $86K.

BTC's recovery rally stalls. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Winter Appears to Have Arrived With Bitcoin, Top 50 Tokens Falling Into Bear Market Territory: Coinbase Institutional

Traditional metrics for bear markets may not fully capture shifts in investor sentiment and market structure in the crypto space.

Winter (CoinDesk Archives)