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

CoinDesk Research: U.S. leads institutional crypto, Asia rules trading ahead of Consensus Miami

Asia leads across key crypto metrics, but the U.S. is building the institutional engine for the next adoption wave as Latin America shows real-world utility can scale.

Consensus Miami

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Bitcoin holds key support as 'extreme fear' grips traders

Major cryptocurrencies eased off overnight highs during Asia trading, with bitcoin steady above a critical support zone even as investor sentiment remains deeply bearish.

A climber climbs along a near-vertical rockface. (Patrick Hendry/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin ETFs see cash rush as traders hunt bargains

U.S. ETF demand remains resilient even as Black Monday fears surfaced following bitcoin’s drop below $75,000 over weekend.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Trump’s Fed pick Kevin Warsh could shock markets with 100 bps in rate cuts this year, economist says

Economist Robin Brooks expects the Warsh-led Fed to cut rates hard and fast, contradicting fears of slower easing.

Kevin Warsh. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto’s AI push stalls without a ‘ChatGPT moment,’ Justin Sun says

After posting “All in AI” on X, the Tron founder says artificial intelligence could become crypto’s next major growth driver as the industry works toward clearer product-market fit.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

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Cathie Wood's ARK buys over $70 million of crypto stocks as bitcoin slides

Fresh buys in CRCL, COIN, and BLSH come as Cathie Wood’s funds lean into exchange and stablecoin names during a market dip

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

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Germans can now buy bitcoin, ether, solana products directly from their ING accounts

These crypto products receive the same German tax treatment as directly held bitcoin.

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Dollar spike challenges bitcoin recovery

A resurgent U.S. dollar index, which has logged its strongest two-day gain in nine months, could arrest potential bitcoin recovery.

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Bitcoin can still fall further. Historical data shows $60,000 will be the bottom

Historical data show that bitcoin has always found support in bear markets at the 200-week moving average.

200WMA (BTC: Technical Pricing Model)

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