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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Bitcoin OGs dump over $100 million in BTC after hawkish Fed dents rate cut hopes

OGs sell as Fed's hawkish stance on rates pressures crypto and other risk assets.

A key market metric known as the "stETH discount" suggests market speculation that Celsius Network might dump a big stake. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Forget market hours: Leading ETP firm just opened 24/7 liquidity for tokenized stocks, gold and money market funds

ETP market giant Flow Traders just launched 24/7 over-the-counter (OTC) liquidity service for tokenized assets.

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The era of cheap money is over as the Iran war creates a permanent 'inflation floor'

The Iran war is creating a permanent inflation floor that could end the era of cheap money and expose the fragility of global energy markets.

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Bitcoin holds steady at $74,000 as traders turn cautious before Fed meeting

BTC consolidated with subdued volatility, while derivatives positioning and macro uncertainty signaled cautious market sentiment.

U.S. Federal Reserve headquarters (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin is stuck below $75,000 even after landmark SEC, CFTC crypto rules

Bitcoin remains stuck near key resistance around $75,000, leaving the broader market in limbo.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

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Bitrefill accuses North Korea-linked Lazarus hacker group for compromising 18,500 purchase records

Bitrefill will cover the losses from operational capital.

Silhouette image of a hooded figure behind three screens.  (geralt/Pixabay)

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XRP hovers near $14 million options battleground that could sway trading

XRP is trading around $1.50, just above a key options cluster at $1.40 on Deribit.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin consolidation seen with BTC remaining 'overbought' after pullback

Crypto markets cooled after Monday's rally, with bitcoin eyeing support near $72,000–$74,000 even as derivatives positioning remains broadly bullish and altcoins see deeper profit-taking.

Multiple charts and screens (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)