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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Markets

Bitcoin trails gold and copper, as 'fear and AI' trade lifts tangible assets

Gold and copper have outperformed other major assets this year, with gold rallying more than copper.

XRP futures volume beat SOL on Kraken. (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Aave falls 18% over week as dispute pulls down token deeper than major crypto tokens

The move added to selling pressure that had already been building since the governance proposal moved to a Snapshot vote.

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Markets

Stock market's Santa tradition offers hope to battered Bitcoin bulls

A time-honored Wall Street pattern could bring relief to battered BTC bulls as the year end nears.

Santa Claus (Pixabay)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin finds its legs: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 22, 2025

A lone runner races past the camera

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Markets

Boxing Day bonanza: $27 billion in bitcoin, ether options set for year-end reset

The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by a put-call ratio of 0.38.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bullish bitcoin plays on Bitfinex swell to highest since early 2024

Margin long positions continue to climb, signaling strong conviction despite bitcoin’s weakness.

Bitfinex Whales (TradingView)

Markets

Uniswap token burn moves closer to reality as 99% voters favor ‘fee switch’ proposal

The protocol’s “UNIfication” proposal has already crossed quorum, with more than 69 million UNI tokens voting in favor and virtually no opposition as of Monday.

Uniswap logo on phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Policy

Hong Kong proposes new rules to tap insurance capital into cryptocurrencies

Public consultation on the proposal will occur from February to April, with legislative submissions expected later in the year.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance opens up ways for users to generate income using ETH options

Binance is opening up ether options to all users, allowing them to earn passive income.

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