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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OpenAI puts $1 billion behind cyber defense after unveiling AI that can find zero-days

The company is subsidizing access to its Daybreak security platform after saying Astra can independently find previously unknown software flaws and turn them into working attacks.

OpenAI logo on a mobile phone. (Unsplash)

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One full bitcoin now buys a little more than 18 ounces of gold, the most since January

Bitcoin is pulling ahead of gold even as both hard assets rally together, driven by fears that governments will inflate away their debt rather than by bond yields.

BTC-gold ratio. (TradingView)

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FX has stopped reading bond yields the old way. Bitcoin should too.

Your day-ahead look for Sept. 3, 2026

Foreign exchange, FX, currencies (Public Domain Pictures/Pixabay)

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The yen is surging and it’s helping bitcoin, for now

Yen's rise has led to a broad-based USD weakness, driving the Dollar Index lower. BTC and gold are loving it, for now.

USDJPY (TradingView)

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Bitcoin recovers toward $78,000 as pons and arbitrum extend Robinhood Chain rally

BTC rose 0.76% since midnight as a softer dollar lifted equities and metals alongside crypto, while ARB and PONS pushed higher for a third session.

Robinhood tokens tear higher (CoinDesk data)

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Bitcoin’s fabled golden cross is coming. And USDT may be the real signal this time

BTC is nearing a bullish golden cross, a widely tracked signal with a mixed record of success in crypto markets. But this time, USDT is supporting the bullish read.

BTC's golden cross history. (CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Dogecoin becomes only losing bet for Japan-listed firm as it sells altcoins for bitcoin

Remixpoint booked gains on ether, solana and XRP, but sold DOGE below its fiscal-year opening value as it concentrated its crypto holdings in bitcoin.

Only dogecoin lost money in Remixpoint's selloff. (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

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The bearish 'Bart Simpson' pattern is back as bitcoin and XRP prices pull back

Analysts discuss the cartoon-themed price action as prices for major cryptocurrencies wilt.

Bitcoin's "Bart Simpson" pattern. (CoinDesk)

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Lawsuit challenges Tether for allegedly freezing $42.4 million USDT before U.S. warrant

The plaintiffs allege that Tether acted in response to an informal U.S. law-enforcement request more than three months before a seizure warrant was issued.

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