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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Truebit token crashes 99.9% after hacker drains $26.6 million in ether

The attack exploited a flaw in an older smart contract, allowing the attacker to buy TRU at no cost and sell it back to extract ether.

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Tokenized Brazilian credit card debt offers 13% yield through BlackOpal's GemStone platform

The initiative leverages the Plume Network to tokenize credit card receivables, while giving merchants immediate access to cash.

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October's crypto crash left market makers stuffed with coins, slowing trading: BitMEX

BitMEX's annual report details the impact of the Oct crash on market liquidity, basis trades and other key issues.

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Bitcoin falls below $90,000 as altcoins slide in thin trading: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin retreated to five-day lows during as repeated failures to break through $94,500 reinforced a tight trading range.

Liquidity void in crypto persists (Simon Hurry/Unsplash)

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin slides as Asia-led sell-off hits altcoins

Bitcoin fell during Asian trading hours after failing to break above $94,500, dragging the wider crypto market lower.

Bitcoin slides back into familiar range (Shutterstock)

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Crypto traders can now take leveraged bets on silver via Binance Futures

Binance Futures will launch silver perpetual contracts on Wednesday, offering up to 50x leverage on silver priced in U.S. dollars per troy ounce.

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Bitcoin and the Japanese yen are moving together like never before

The 90-day correlation between bitcoin and JPY has risen to a record high of over 0.85.

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Circle's USDC outpaces growth of Tether's USDT for second year running

USDC grew faster than USDT for the second consecutive year, driven by increased demand for regulated digital dollars.

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