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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Binance to shift $1 billion user protection fund into bitcoin amid market rout

Binance will convert the stablecoin holdings in its $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users to bitcoin over the next 30 days, with plans for regular audits.

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Plunge in gold, silver, and copper sparks $120 million rout in blockchain metal clones

Metals remain a leading theme for the year while bitcoin trades independently, suggestive of its growing role as a standalone risk asset.

copper, cable

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Here's why Fed contender Kevin Warsh is seen as bearish for bitcoin

BTC fell deeper to nearly $81,000 late Thursday as Warsh's odds surged in betting markets.

BTC drops as Kevin Warsh emerges as contender for the Fed job. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Semafor)

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Bitcoin is going nuts with biggest volatility spike since November

The spike shows traders rushing for protection, though implied volatility is not yet at extreme levels versus the past year.

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Bitcoin’s major safety net just snapped. Why a drop below $85,000 might risk more selloff

Bitcoin price just fell through that price floor it's been bouncing off for two months. Now charts might be pointing to $75,000 as next level to watch.

How low can bitcoin price go? (Getty Images+/Unsplash)

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Crypto Markets Today: Largest tokens decline, with derivatives signaling caution ahead

Even though the Fed's decision to hold interest rates was widely expected, geopolitical tensions and a rotation into haven assets left crypto traders facing a sea of red.

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Investors accuse Cere Network of $100 million fraud and token-dump scheme in lawsuit

Plaintiffs say insiders sold millions of dollars’ worth of tokens immediately after Cere’s 2021 ICO, sending prices into a near-total collapse.

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Number of wallets with 1 million XRP is rising again

On-chain data points to underlying demand for XRP as ETFs pull in over $90 million.

XRP symbol on top of dollar bills. (Unsplash/CoinDesk)

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First gold and silver, now oil is starting to rally and that's bad news for bitcoin

Higher oil prices could add to inflation, making it harder for the Fed to cut rates rapidly.

North Sea oil rig. Credit: Shutterstock