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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Marchés

Ether outpaces bitcoin as ETF flows split and Ethereum activity jumps 41% on-week

Ether is outperforming bitcoin as ETF flows, spot prices and a 41% jump in Ethereum transactions move in the same direction for the first time in months.

Abstract green wireframe bull charging forward on a striped background. (CoinDesk)

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Nearly $120 million of XRP just moved to Coinbase in whale transaction

XRP is flat over the past 24 hours, but down more than 60% from its summer 2025 peak.

Whale diving (foco44/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin anchors near $70,000 as RAVE's 3,400% surge signals speculative froth

Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies remain relatively resilient. Surges in some smaller tokens showed there's still froth left in the market.

The motorcade of  U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad.

Marchés

Crypto markets stall as oil surges past $100 on Strait of Hormuz blockade

Bitcoin and ether retreated Monday as tensions in the Middle East triggered a spike in crude oil, forcing traders into defensive derivatives positioning.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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Marchés

Bitcoin hit by $20 million-an-hour selling pressure above $70,000

Bitcoin has once again seen heavy profit-taking above $70,000, according to Glassnode.

Daytrading bitcoins financial markets at a coffeeshop. (Austin Distel/Unsplash)

Technologies

Attacker mints $1 billion Polkadot tokens on Ethereum, ends up stealing just $250,000

A forged cross-chain message bypassed state proof validation on the bridge contract, granting admin control over the bridged DOT token and allowing the attacker to mint and dump the entire supply for $237,000.

Cypher Protocol suffers exploit (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

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Alameda moves $16 million in Solana's SOL token for possible creditor distribution

Alameda unstakes $16 million worth of Solana's SOL token, according to Arkham.

Caroline Ellison, the government's star witness in their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, leaving court on Tuesday, Oct. 11 following her first day of testimony. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Technologies

Aave passes landmark vote ending months-long fight over protocol revenue control

The proposal directs 100% of application and product revenue back to AAVE token holders, resolving a governance dispute that began when swap fees were quietly redirected away from the DAO treasury in late 2025.

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Marchés

WLFI threatens legal action against Justin Sun after he accuses Trump-linked project of deceptive DeFi deals

Trump-backed crypto project says it has ‘contracts’ and ‘evidence’ after Sun accused it of exploiting users.

Justin Sun of TRON and Zak Folkman of World Liberty Financial speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Marchés

Bitcoin hits a wall – the chart just challenged the $88,000 bull case

The price action is sending a clear warning signal that analysts' optimism may be running ahead of itself.

Wall. (Utsman Media/Unsplash)

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