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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Recovering bitcoin still faces macro risks

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 6, 2026

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Crypto market brightens after selloff that sent bitcoin to lowest since October 2024

A brutal crypto selloff erased $2.6 billion in leveraged bets, sent bitcoin to $60,000 and left markets deeply oversold.

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U.S. job losses at 17-year high raise positive signals for bitcoin bulls

Unofficial economic indicators suggest the Fed may need to ease policy, boosting riskier assets.

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Jefferies sees few signs of a crypto bottom yet flags upside for tokens with fundamentals

Bank says institutional de-risking continues, but resilient network activity and growing TradFi adoption could lift revenue-linked assets over time

Bitcoin (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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BlackRock's bitcoin fund hits $10 billion volume record, hinting at peak selling

Record volume, redemptions and pronounced tilt toward put options points to institutional capitulation.

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Bitcoin 'volatility fear gauge' hits FTX-blowup peak as prices crater to nearly $60,000

Bitcoin's volatility gauge, the BVIV, spiked to nearly 100%, its highest level since the 2022 FTX collapse.

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Bitcoin, ether slide 7% as market 'fear' increases, liquidations mount

Crypto markets extended losses amid heavy derivatives liquidations and macro headwinds, with traders bracing for further downside if bitcoin breaks key support.

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'Big Short' Micheal Burry spots 2022 vibes in bitcoin crash

The ‘Big Short’ investor compared the current slide with a one-time past cycle breakdown that saw BTC lose nearly half its value before stabilizing.

Michael Burry attends the "The Big Short" New York premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on Nov. 23, 2015.

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Stifel predicts bitcoin crash to $38,000. Yes, you read it right.

Stifel analysts predict bitcoin could fall to $38,000 using an analogy of the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" to explain the bearish forecast.

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