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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Bitcoin drops on Iran war uncertainty, AI tokens jump

BTC traded near $69,500 after failing to hold $71,000 as the Iran war kept markets cautious. AI tokens including ICP, FET outperformed on strong retail demand.

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Next week could spice things up for bitcoin as seven central banks face an inflation test

Seven major central banks, including the Federal Reserve, will issue rate decisions next week just as war-driven oil price spikes raise fresh concerns about global inflation.

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Policy

Senate Democrats push prediction market limits, including banning bets on war, death

One Senate Democrat's bill would write the prohibition into federal law even as the CFTC shifts toward a more permissive stance on event contracts.

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Bitcoin traders bet on a rally above $80,000

Many traders expect bitcoin to recover toward the $80K level between June and September, Derive said.

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Ethereum's on fire with record activity, but ether price and blockchain fees lag

Capital outflows, even as activity surges across Ethereum’s ecosystem, highlight the growing disconnect between usage growth and ETH’s market performance, a CryptoQuant report shows.

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Markets

Anthropic is suing the U.S. government for allegedly blacklisting its AI

The maker of Claude filed suit against multiple federal agencies, arguing it was shut out of government procurement without the legal process required to ban a vendor.

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Traders snapped up nearly 600,000 BTC as bitcoin dipped below $70,000, blockchain data show

Glassnode data shows strong demand during bitcoin’s recent correction, with 200,00 BTC purchased over the past two weeks.

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Hyperliquid's next upgrade to let seasoned traders take bigger bets with less capital

Hyperliquid will introduce portfolio margin for real trading accounts, letting users offset risk across positions and support larger trades with less collateral.

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