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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Technologie

Why a bug that could have threatened XRP's 100 billion supply cap stayed hidden for years

The XRP Ledger Foundation said normal parameters never triggered the bug that could have broken XRP's supply cap, which is why it was undetected for years.

Code on computer monitor (Markus Spiske/Unsplash)

Technologie

Ledger says unauthorized implant found in at least one device sold by CryptoBilis

Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in a device linked to crypto losses at CryptoBilis, a Southeast Asian reseller. The company says confirmed cases are limited and its internal systems remain unaffected.

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Markten

Bitcoin pulls back from $84,000 as oil recovers, ETFs bleed over $600 million

Bitcoin reversed early gains as oil bounced back to over $92. Analysts express concerns over large outflows from spot ETFs last week.

Bitcoin's price rise. (CoinDesk)

Markten

Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018

CoinDesk analysis finds 10 unusually large trading days in 2026, raising questions about how investors measure risk in an increasingly institutional crypto market.

BTC's 3-sigma days per year since 2016. (CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Financiën

Live updates: Bitcoin slips from day's highs, set to close week with a loss

Bitcoin ETFs lost $244 million on Thursday and the ZEC fund extended a run of October outflows. Bitcoin is back near $82,000 after a $1 billion liquidation.

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Markten

New tech to power bitcoin lending is set to debut with $500 million in commitments

Layer-1 blockchain Sui is launching Hashi, an institutional protocol allowing holders to use bitcoin as collateral without moving it off the Bitcoin network.

Blockchain (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

Markten

Bitcoin rebounds to $82,000 as Trump rules out Iran strikes, oil drops

Bitcoin rebounded to $82,000 as Trump ruled out an Iran strike before the midterms, while crypto security experts pushed back on “bunker mode” fears.

Bitcoin's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Markten

Bitcoin slips below $83,000 as Ethereum researcher's 'bunker mode' call divides crypto

Justin Drake's call to prepare for an AI break of wallet cryptography drew a mixed response as bitcoin slipped below $83,000.

ETH/BTC price (CoinDesk data)

Technologie

Samsung integrates USDC to overhaul cross-border remittances for 82 million Galaxy users

Eligible users will be able to send USDC abroad or send local-currency payouts to bank accounts in more than 60 countries, starting late October.

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