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

Hashdex’s diversified crypto ETF adds options for hedging, income generation

Options on Hashdex’s diversified NCIQ ETF now let investors hedge, generate income and manage risk across a broad basket of digital assets.

The word "options" (Peggy_Marco/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin demand falters as 'real' interest rates surge

Rising U.S. real yields, especially on 10-year TIPS, pose a headwind to zero-yielding risk assets like bitcoin.

Fog-shrouded Chicago morning. (Christian Mack/Unsplash)

Policy

Maryland man charged in $50 million Uranium Finance hack after U.S. seized $31 million in crypto

Prosecutors say Jonathan Spalletta exploited smart contract bugs twice in April 2021, laundering funds through Tornado Cash and spending proceeds on rare collectibles.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

Policy

KuCoin operator barred from U.S. after CFTC order, following $297 million DOJ case

KuCoin operator Peken Global Limited cannot cater to U.S. users on its platform unless it registers as a foreign board of trade.

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Markets

Breaking Bitcoin with quantum may be easier than thought, with Taproot partly to blame, Google says

The findings suggest attackers could one day steal bitcoin mid-transaction, challenging assumptions that the threat is decades away.

Quantum Computing Optics (Ben Wicks/Unsplash)

Markets

Rate hike bets are building for the Fed – and now the Bank of Japan too

A weakening yen, rising bond yields, and the risk of a carry trade unwind pose a headwind to risk assets, including bitcoin.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin, ether bounce is running low on fuel

Your day-ahead look for March 30, 2026

A fuel gauge near empty (Image credit: Shutterstock).

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Bitcoin steadies, altcoins jump in liquidity-driven relief rally

Bitcoin and ether tick higher while altcoins surge on oversold bounce, but weak liquidity and macro tensions keep the broader trend fragile.

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Markets

Polymarket trader exploits UFC blunder, turns $676 into $67,000 in under a minute

The episode underscores how quickly prediction market prices can whipsaw on live-event errors.

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Markets

Yield-hungry bitcoin holders may be keeping BTC stuck in a sideways grind

Yield hungry investors seem to have influenced market flows such that they limit price swings.

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

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