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 Daybook Americas

Solana in the Shade: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 13, 2025

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Holds $103K, Altcoins Consolidate on 'Fearful' Sentiment

Bitcoin and ether steadied on Thursday while altcoins faced sharper pullbacks, with AERO, STRK and FET leading declines as market sentiment remained firmly in “fear” territory.

Red signal. (GoranH/Pixabay)

Markets

How Bitcoin and XRP Traders Are Positioning Themselves in a Choppy Market Environment

Large traders are employing divergent options strategies in a directionless market.

Traders looking at the screen. (This_is_Engineering/Pixabay)

Markets

Firm Behind First U.S. Spot XRP ETF Files for MOG Fund

The token is described in Canary’s filing as both a memecoin and a “cultural statement.”

(@Mogpfp/X)

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Markets

Peak Degen Warfare? Alleged POPCAT Manipulation Hits Hyperliquid with $4.9M Loss

Hyperliquid reportedly took a bad debt of $4.9 million due to alleged POPCAT manipulation.

Hacker sitting in a room

Markets

Tokyo Exchange Operator Mulls Limits on Digital Asset Treasury Firms: Report

The operator is considering stricter enforcement of listing rules and audits to protect investors, Bloomberg reported.

Aerial view of Tokyo (Jaison Lin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Crafts 'Bullish Wedge For Record Highs With $100K as Crucial Support

Bitcoin's recent price drop from $126,000 to $106,000 is forming a bullish falling wedge pattern.

Crystal ball. (GimpWorkshop/Pixabay)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Demand Revival: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 12, 2025

Bull and bear market (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Privacy Tokens Shine, Majors Stall as Market Consolidates

Bitcoin, ether and solana edged lower as privacy-focused tokens extended gains, with traders eyeing potential volatility from U.S. government developments.

BTC above $100K is like a coiled spring. (analogicus/Pixabay)

Markets

What Uniswap’s Latest Proposal Really Means for UNI Token Buyers

The fee switch implies a 2.5% annual supply reduction, creating a quasi-buyback dynamic that directly links network activity with token scarcity.

(CoinDesk Data)