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

Bitcoin stalls below at $77,500 as volatility cools, traders unwind leverage

BTC holds a tight range as open interest drops, signaling cooling momentum, while altcoins show mixed performance and ZEC attracts fresh bullish interest.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Bitcoin-holder Metaplanet raises $50 million to buy more BTC

Metaplanet has issued 8 billion yen, or about $50 million, in zero-interest bonds to fund additional bitcoin purchases.

Japan flag in front of a building (Roméo A./Unsplash)

Markets

Morgan Stanley is positioning itself as the reserve manager for the stablecoin industry

The Wall Street giant has announced a fund build specifically for stablecoin issuers. Here is what it does and means for the market.

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)

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Markets

Bitcoin rally is stalling as Japanese inflation adds to Iran war–driven market jitters

Crypto markets weaken amid rising Japan inflation, Iran war oil disruptions, and expectations of a hawkish Bank of Japan.

Trading screen

Markets

Bitcoin slips from near $80,000 as oil price increase weighs on risk assets

Bitcoin dips after testing $80,000 as oil surges and traders stay bearish, even though a breakout hints the rally could accelerate on short squeezes.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Coinbase backer Blockchain Capital hunts $700 million for new funds

The San Francisco-based firm is raising for its seventh early-stage fund and second growth fund, which are expected to be completed in the next five to six months.

Blockchain Capital Co-Founders Bart Stephens and Brad Stephens (Blockchain Capital)

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Markets

Bitcoin's bull score index just left bear territory. There's a warning attached.

The index has returned to neutral territory, a rare milestone that has historically marked market turning points, but not always correctly.

Stylized bull-bear faceoff

Tech

Cardano builder seeks smaller funding slice of $46.8 million for scaling and Bitcoin DeFi

The engineering organization behind Cardano submitted nine proposals totaling $46.8 million for the 2026 voting cycle, down from $97.5 million last year.

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