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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Markets

U.S. strikes on Iran fail to stir bitcoin, on track for best month since November 2024

Bitcoin held steady despite a broader risk-off move after the first U.S. strikes against Iran for weeks sent oil higher and stocks lower. The cryptocurrency has gained 24% this month.

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Live updates: Bitcoin eyes 25% gain in August, best month since November 2024

The price of crude oil is surging higher after overnight military strikes in Iran, with Trump once again proclaiming victory.

Bitcoin monthly returns

Finance

Luke Dashjr exits mining pool Ocean after split over Bitcoin mining’s future

The split was mutual, with both parties citing differing views on the future of Bitcoin mining and recent protocol developments.

Luke Dashjr (CoinDesk)

Markets

September Fed rate hike fears look overblown as the probability stands at just 58%, not 90%

Odds of a rate hike in September remain below 60% despite Warsh's hawkish speech on Friday. Observers downplay fears of tightening.

U.S. Fed (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Zcash private transactions could go from three-second waits to under 200 milliseconds

Zakura says a new cryptography stack makes mobile proof generation more than 14 times faster, removing one of the biggest delays users face when sending private ZEC.

A Zcash mining rig. (Victority/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin barely blinks as U.S. hits Iran, sending oil higher and stocks lower

BTC remains August's best-performing asset after the latest escalation in geopolitical tensions.

A man sits in front of two trading screens. (Shutterstock)

Tech

Ripple is preparing XRP Ledger for quantum computers before ‘Q-Day’ arrives

An Anthropic model cut the work needed to break a leading post-quantum signature candidate by a factor of 67 million last month, while Bitcoin and Ethereum published their own migration plans this week.

Ripple is preparing XRP Ledger for quantum computers before ‘Q-Day’ arrives. (Shutterstock)


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Finance

Circle's USDC takes over Chelsea's jersey in Premier League first sponsorship deal

Financials were not disclosed, though reports from earlier this year suggested Chelsea was targeting 65 million pounds a year ($88.3 million) for the sponsorship berth.

Circle is the new front-of-shirt sponsor for Chelsea FC (Chelsea FC/Circle)

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Bullish backs USD.AI with $100 million in financing to drive GPU-backed loans

Cryptocurrency platform Bullish is extending a $100 million debt facility to USD.AI to finance GPU-backed loans for artificial intelligence infrastructure.

USD.AI developer Permian Labs' Conor Moore (left, COO/co-founder) and David Choi (right, CEO/co-founder) (Permian Labs)

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