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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Policy

Circle CEO says China could launch yuan stablecoin within 3 to 5 years as currency race heats up

The pitch is global scale for the yuan, but capital controls, offshore limits and convertibility gaps still stand in the way

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Policy

Buying coffee with bitcoin is easy, the resulting tax burden is not

A libertarian think tank argues that treating bitcoin as a capital asset for tax purposes makes everyday payments impractical due to the complex reporting requirements.

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Tech

Bitcoin's quantum debate splits as Adam Back pushes optional upgrades over forced freeze

The Blockstream CEO told Paris Blockchain Week that Bitcoin should build quantum-resistant upgrades now, a day after Jameson Lopp proposed freezing vulnerable coins instead.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back

Markets

Bitcoin rally is taking a breather near $75,000. Onchain data shows why

BTC is up 10% for the month, but the bull run has stalled near $75,000 in the past 48 hours. Here's why.

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Tech

Bitcoin devs bet a quantum attacker will play nice with a ‘wait and react’ plan

BitMEX Research proposes a canary system that pays a bounty to the first quantum attacker and activates a network-wide freeze, offering an alternative to a fixed five-year timeline.

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Income ETFs could be bitcoin’s volatility kill switch

What you need to know for April 15, 2026

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Markets

Bitcoin pulls back as $75,000 remains 'both the milestone and the ceiling'

Bitcoin is struggling to break and hold above the key $75,000 resistance level while ether, solana decline.

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Markets

The 100% debt trap: Why the IMF’s latest warning is a massive long-term signal for bitcoin

The IMF warns that global public debt could reach about 100% of world GDP by 2029.

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Markets

A new class of crypto treasury companies is forming around Strategy’s high-yield stock

Firms and protocols are accumulating Strategy’s preferred stock to capture yield and bitcoin-linked exposure.

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Bitcoin developers are trying to build quantum defenses. Your coins could pay the price.

A proposal has been updated on Bitcoin's official repository, calling for freezing of quantum-vulnerable coins.

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