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 derivatives point to broad price range play between $85,000-$100,000

BTC options flow points to expectations for a broad range play rather than a massive surge or crash.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, ether extend pullback amid thin liquidity, macro jitters

Bitcoin and ether extended losses alongside weak equities, while oversold signals offered a tentative glimmer of hope for battered altcoins.

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Markets

XRP ETFs pass $1 billion mark with no outflow days since launch

ETF inflows can remain positive even during market drawdowns because they reflect allocation decisions rather than near-term trading signals, one trader said.

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Bitcoin slump deepens as most of top 100 tokens fall below key trading signals

Crypto's bear grip squeezes tighter as 75 of top 100 coins trade below 50- and 200-day SMAs.

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Markets

StraitsX to debut Singapore and U.S. dollar stablecoins on Solana for quick currency exchange

The debut will enable instant swaps between SGD and USD on Solana, facilitating digital forex trading.

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Markets

Cathie Wood's Ark goes on massive $59 million stock buying spree amid crypto carnage

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added to Coinbase, Bullish, Circle, and crypto miners during a continued drawdown that pushed listed crypto equities deeper into the red.

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood (CoinDesk)


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Bitcoin's Parabolic Arc Snaps: Trader Peter Brandt Eyes $25K Crash Floor

Veteran trader Peter Brandt warns that bitcoin's growth parabola has fractured, potentially leading to a price drop to $25,000.

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Finance

JPMorgan Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum as Wall Street Moves Onchain

The $4 trillion U.S. bank is the latest financial giant in rolling out tokenized MMF onchain, joining BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Fidelity.

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