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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Coinbase Recovers to Listing Day Valuation. What Next for COIN?

Shares in Coinbase recently surged to $380, reaching valuations last seen during its Nasdaq debut in April 2021.

COIN looks north. (jothamsutharson/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Traders Chase $130K Bets in Anticipation of Renewed Bullish Volatility

Bitcoin's price has been stable between $100,000 and $110,000, but upcoming events like the Fed minutes release may impact volatility.

XRP options see huge block trades. (Pixabay)

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Dubai Sets RWA Milestone With First Approval of Tokenized Money Market Fund

The Dubai Financial Services Authority approved the QCD Money Market Fund backed by Qatar National Bank and DMZ Finance.

Aerial view of Dubai contrasting skycrapers with lower-rise buildings.

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Threshold's Bitcoin Backed tBTC Debuts on Sui, Unlocking $500M in Liquidity

The collaboration allows Sui users to directly mint tBTC on the network.

Tokenized representation of Bitcoin over a network. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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PEPE Fades 100-day Average Breakout as 'Distribution' Continues

Pepe, the third-largest stablecoin by market value, has struggled to maintain gains above its 100-day simple moving average amid ongoing selling pressure.

PEPE's price. (CoinDesk)

Merkado

Bitcoin's Potential Bull Market Resistance: $115K or $223K?

The analysis of linear and log-scaled price charts reveal potential resistance levels for BTC.

Statue of a bull (ianproc64/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin, Dogecoin, XRP Rise as Bessent Hints at Trade Deals Before Liberation Day Tariff Deadline

Bitcoin briefly topped $109,000, while XRP, Solana's SOL, and dogecoin saw notable gains.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin's 'Mempool' Nearly Empty as Prices Trade Near Lifetime Highs

Almost all of Bitcoin's actual users have gone away, one observer said, warning of a major crisis.

Bitcoin memepool nearly empty. (geralt/Pixabay)

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U.S. Exceptionalism Is Alive and Well as Nasdaq Outperforms Global Peers: Macro Markets

The resurgence of U.S. exceptionalism may positively impact bitcoin and stabilize the U.S. dollar.

New York. (Witizia/Pixabay)

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