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

Canada proposes ban on crypto ATMs as fraud cases mount

Canada's Liberal government calls machines a “primary method” for scams as data and law enforcement link them to rising losses

Canada parliament

Markets

'Crypto Godfather' says bitcoin has not reached its bottom and a new all-time high is off the table for 2026

The early bitcoin investor and author of Bitcoin Supercycle says bitcoin needs to drop to about $57,000 sometime in October before beginning its ascent. A market analyst disagrees.

Michael Terpin. (Michael Terpin)

Markets

Crypto traders turn cautious as bitcoin loses steam below $80,000

Bitcoin drops after repeated resistance at $80,000, taking ether with it, while derivatives and macro signals point to reduced risk appetite and subdued volatility.

BTC/USD (TradingView)

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Ondo Finance adds proxy voting for holders of its $700 million tokenized equities

The move aims to bring Ondo's tokenized stocks and ETFs closer to traditional ones held in a brokerage account.

Vote, voting (Unsplash/Dmitrii Vaccinium)

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Three Bank of Japan members call for a rate hike; yen rises while bitcoin falls

Markets are pricing in a June rate hike after a split BoJ vote that saw three policymakers dissent in favor of a hike.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin pressured by Fed uncertainty, oil, and AI slowdown

Enflux points to oil-driven inflation as the main constraint, while questions around AI demand could reshape miner selling in the months ahead.

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As the bitcoin price rises, futures may look bearish, but they're not, analyst says

Research firm 10x says the negative funding rates reflect structural hedging by institutions, not a broad bearish play.

Graphs, discussion (geralt/Pixabay)

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Pudgy Penguins token rallies as ecosystem momentum hits a new peak

The tokens rallied after bullish ecosystem news provided holders with positive momentum, alongside major market activities.

(pudgypenguins.com)

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