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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Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High at $116k, Nearly $1B Shorts Get Liquidated: Markets Liveblog

Analysts and longtime industry participants weigh in on how this week's bitcoin price action resembles — or differs from — past bull runs.

Roller coaster. (Shutterstock)

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Open Interest in XRP Options Nears $100M as High Volatility Draws Yield Hunters

Market sentiment is bullish, with positive risk reversals indicating a preference for call options.

XRP's notional open interest. (Deribit)

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This Chart Points to a 30% Bitcoin Price Boom Ahead: Technical Analysis

IBIT's chart flashes a bullish pattern as BTC's spot price flirts with record highs.

Statue of a bull (ianproc64/Pixabay)

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BlackRock's Spot Ether ETF Registers Record Trading Volume of 43M Amid Net Inflows of $158M

The ETF has seen significant investor inflows, with over $1 billion collected since June, indicating bullish market sentiment for ether.

BlackRock HQ in New York City (Getty Images)

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Shiba Inu Smashes Triangle Pattern Against Bitcoin, But Looks Weak Against Dogecoin

Institutional trading drove significant SHIB price gains, with strong resistance at around $0.00001250, CoinDesk's AI research noted.

SHIB price. (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Bulls Increase Exposure as Trump's Pressure on Fed Pushes $15B Into BTC ETFs, Analyst Says

U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs have attracted billions in investor capital over three months amid political pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut rates.

Under-positoned BTC bulls re-enter. (Obsahovka/Pixabay)

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XRP Hits 45 Day High With 'Guppy' Momentum Indicator Pointing to More Gains Ahead: Technical Analysis

XRP hits its highest since May 23 as the key momentum indicator flashes green signal.

XRP chart (TradingView)

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Shiba Inu's Futures Open Interest Tops 7M SHIB as Price Recovery Meets Whale Selling

Open interest in SHIB futures has risen, indicating growing investor interest despite potential challenges from large token holders.

SHIB's price. (CoinDesk)

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