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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Crypto majors slide as tariff fears spark risk-off move; gold zooms to record highs

Roughly $600 million in long crypto positions were liquidated as traders cut leverage and reassessed exposure.

Bitcoin moved lower after Trump tariff threat (Shutterstock)

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Here is why $1.2 billion Bitcoin ETF inflow is a new bullish signal

Institutions are increasingly betting on bitcoin's bullish moves and moving away from sophisticated 'arbitrage' bets.

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Bitcoin consolidates, dash outperforms in quiet crypto session: Crypto Markets Today

Major CoinDesk indexes moved less than 1% on Friday as bitcoin consolidated above a key breakout level, while dash extended its advance.

Credit: quietbits / Shutterstock.com

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CME Group to offer cardano, chainlink, stellar futures as institutions seek regulated risk-management tools

The new futures contracts, available in micro and standard sizes, are set to launch on Feb. 9, pending regulatory approval.

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Iranians stash bitcoin as protests rage and rial tanks

Amid protests and economic crisis, Iranians are increasingly withdrawing bitcoin from exchanges to personal wallets.

Tehran from above. (mohammadshahhosseini/Pixabay)

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Interactive Brokers accepts USDC deposits; Ripple's RLUSD coming soon

Eligible Interactive Brokers LLC clients can now deposit USDC around the clock, with funds converted to dollars and credited to brokerage accounts within minutes.

Trade, laptop. (TheInvestorPost/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin consolidates above key support as profit-taking hits altcoins: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto markets paused on Thursday after bitcoin’s decisive breakout earlier this week, with BTC holding key support levels while altcoins saw profit-taking.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin bull case grows as U.S. bond market volatility sinks to lowest since 2021

The bond market volatility gauge has slipped to its lowest since October 2021, supporting risk-taking in financial markets.

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Miami’s crypto-settled real estate record broken by $14 million USDT transaction

The transaction was done with the help of tokenization specialist Propy and involving property firms Ciprés and Rilea Group.

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