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.

Omkar Godbole

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Markets

South Korea probes loss of seized bitcoin in phishing attack

Internal audit showed the coins were likely lost via a phishing attack during official storage, according to local media reports.

hacker, computers. (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Gold nears $5,000, silver closes on $100 while bitcoin remains listless

Prediction markets price further upside for bullion as volatility data shows silver absorbing momentum while gold grinds higher

Close-up of stacked gold bars. (Jingming Pan/Unsplash)

Markets

New research projects U.S. inflation resurgence, challenging bitcoin bulls' disinflation bets

Inflation in the United States could climb above 4% this year, according to a new analysis by Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute and Peter R. Orszag of Lazard.

Inflation

Markets

Bitcoin slides to $91,000 as U.S. trade tensions spur selloff : Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin erased last week’s rally as Asia-led selling hit crypto alongside falling U.S. equity futures.

Greenland (Barni1/Pixabay)

Markets

Trouble mounts for bitcoin and stocks as U.S. treasury borrowing costs surges

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has climbed to 4.27 percent, a four-month high that raises borrowing costs across the global economy.

Traders on of the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Markets

Yield trading platform Pendle debuts new token to boost user capital efficiency

Pendle is overhauling its token economics, scrapping multi-year locks in favor of a liquid staking model and a new revenue-driven reward system.

Blockchain Technology

Markets

Bitcoin has a 30% chance of falling below $80,000 by late June, options data suggests

Data from decentralized trading venues points to potential for a deeper price crash in coming months.

Bear. (geralt/Pixabay

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Markets

Bitcoin whale wakes up after 12 years to move $84 million fortune

A long-dormant bitcoin wallet moved 909 BTC, now worth more than $84 million, to a new address after over 12 years of inactivity.

Whale. (Pexels/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

Decentralized autonomous organizations need a rethink, Ethereum co-founder says

He called for a new wave of DAOs that focus on critical functions, like data maintenance and dispute resolution, with more sophisticated governance.

Vitalik Buterin