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 Flat as White House Pushes Mixed Messages on Technology Tariffs

BTC is trading above $84K, while major stock indices in China are up.

Hong Kong (Ryan Mac/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Tops $84.5K, Looks to End Downtrend as Trump Exempts Key Tech From Reciprocal Tariffs

Major cryptocurrencies like ETH, XRP, and ADA saw significant gains, indicating increased risk-taking in the market.

Crypto market breadth improves. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

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Crypto Rebound Likely as Trump Tariffs May Bring Down Inflation

Inflation breakevens head south amid the Trump trade war.

U.S. Breakeven Inflation Rates. (MacroMicro)

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Dollar Index Falls to Lowest Level in 3 Years, While BTC Remains Steady

China has increased tariffs on U.S. goods to a cumulative 125%, intensifying the trade war.

DXY Index Price (Investing.com)

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Altcoin Action in Powertrade's Options Market Heats Up Driven by XRP, SOL and DOGE

Market volatility saw traders chase options for hedging and speculative activities.

A traveler examines a departures or arrivals board. (TungArt7/Pixabay)

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S&P 500 More Volatile Than Bitcoin as U.S. Assets Lose Investor Favor

Investors move away from U.S. assets, causing a rise in Treasury yields and a decline in the dollar index and U.S. stocks.

Watch out for a spike in key bond market index. (Pixabay)

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New Bull Run or Bear-Market Rally? Only Time Will Tell

Wednesday's market rallies in stocks and crypto might be the start of a new bull run, or just a short-term surge during a longer decline.

Bull bear (gopixa/Shutterstock)

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Crypto Investors Flee Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs on Tariff-Driven Uncertainty

The withdrawals took place even as prices zoomed higher alongside a risk-reset on Wall Street.

A man runs past a wall-painted exit pictogram toward a door.

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Bitcoin Eyes $87K After Double Bottom Breakout; Dogecoin, XRP Bulls Look to Establish Control

Price charts of major tokens flash bullish signals after a prolonged battering.

fence, breakout (CoinDesk archives)

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