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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Trump Family-Linked World Liberty Snaps Up 3.54M MNT Tokens After Mantle's Hard Fork

Mantle Network integrated EigenDA last week to enhance scalability and ensure better compatibility with Ethereum's impending Pectra upgrade.

WLFI acquires MNT tokens. (CoinDesk)

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TRUMP Token Pops 12% After U.S. President Calls It 'The Greatest of Them All'

Donald Trump's Truth Social post sends the presidential meme coin flying.

Donald Trump speaking at the White House crypto summit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin, XRP and SOL Rise With U.S. Equity Futures as Trump Plans Targeted Action for Tariffs 'Liberation Day'

SOL leads BTC and XRP higher as SPX futures cheer reports that expected Trump tariffs on April 2 could be narrower in scope that initially expected.

Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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This Indicator Supports Bullish Case in Bitcoin and Nasdaq, for Now

The relief could be short-lived per some observers.

Two indicators point to bearish shift in BTC.  (smoms_photography/Pixabay)

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Hotter-Than-Expected Core Inflation in Japan Sparks Rate Hike Talk, Threatens Crypto

Japan’s headline inflation remains nearly 100 basis points higher than U.S.counterparts.

Japanese Diet Building. (Shutterstock)

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Solana-Based DEX Orca's Native Token Skyrockets 92% as Upbit Announces Listing

ORCA's price topped the $3 mark for the first time since Jan. 26, according to data sources TradingView and CoinGecko.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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North Korea-Linked Lazarus Group Holds More Bitcoin Than Elon Musk's Tesla

D.O.G.E head Elon Musk's Tesla falls behind North Korean hacker group in terms of BTC holdings as President Trump plans to make U.S. the crypto capital of the world.

South Korea investigates possible Lazarus involvement in the Upbit hack. (Image via Shutterstock)

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Copper, Once Positively Correlated to Bitcoin, Nears Record High. Will BTC Follow Suit?

Copper's rise is likely led by Trump's tariffs, weakening its appeal as leading indicator for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

Copper nears record high, will BTC follow suit?. (marcelkessler/Pixabay)

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Gold Surges, Bitcoin Rallies, Stocks Down Since Trump's Electoral Win — What’s Driving the Chaos?

Initially BTC decoupled from stocks, but the positive correlation has strengthened during the recent downturn.

President Donald Trump (Shutterstock)