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 falls back below $63,000 as Iran-Israel trade strikes and Korean stocks crash

BTC has pulled back from overnight highs as escalating geopolitical tensions weigh over risk sentiment and send oil price higher.

BTC's price. (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin near $60,000 today vs February: Institutional sentiment has flipped

Bitcoin’s return to $60,000 is drawing heavy ETF outflows, marking a sharp reversal from February when institutional selling eased into the dip.

Display, screen. (Jakub Żerdzicki/Pixabay)

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JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citi to start blockchain offensive with shared tokenized network

American's biggest banks plan to introduce a shared tokenized network next year to tackle the potential threat of stablecoins eating into their deposits.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London

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Here's what could happen if bitcoin breaks below $60,000

A confluence of factors makes $60,000 as key level to watch for in the near term, according to Deribit.

Crypto trader on laptop and phone

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Bitcoin in danger of dropping to $60,000, with Zcash bulls turning their backs on ZEC

AI bets are recording rapid profit-taking as Broadcom as outlook for AI-chip sales fell short of high expectations, driving down crypto markets.

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

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Zcash plummets 38% as Shielded Labs reveals a major bug that went undetected for four years

Shielded Labs revealed that the bug could have helped an attacker print unlimited counterfeit tokens. That could have damaged trust in the token's supply and its value.

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Tom Lee’s $250,000 ether target: Here’s what math says about this crazy prediction

Bitmine's chairman told a Paris conference ether would 50x from here on AI and corporate validators. Here's how supply schedule, the ETH-to-bitcoin ratio history and the actual breakdown of staked ether look at those levels.

Tom Lee (Olivier Acuna\CoinDesk)

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Strategy's Saylor's explanation for bitcoin's slide isn't what bears think

Bitcoin's drop reflects capital rotation into AI, Saylor argues, but the bears have a darker reason.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Bitcoin steadies above $60,000 while derivatives send an unambiguous warning

BTC crashed to $61,300 before recovering to $62,500 with $3 billion in liquidations over two days. Traders loaded up on $60,000 puts in anticipation of further declines.

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