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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$6.5K Ether Bets Dominate Deribit Open Interest

The $6,500 call option on Deribit is the most popular, with a notional open interest of over $380 million.

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Ether 'Bear Trap' Confirmed as Bitcoin Probes $93K, XRP Eyes $2.30 Hurdle

Ether looks north after a confirmed bear trap.

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Bitcoin Volatility Breaks Out Vs VIX, Setting Up Possible Pair Trade Opportunity

The spread between BTC and S&P 500 implied volatility indices is widening again.

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SOL Bulls Take a Breather After Pumping Millions Into ETFs

Solana exchange-traded funds debuted on Oct. 28 and performed flawlessly with inflows 21 consecutive days until the day before Thanksgiving.

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Crypto Markets Today: Risk-Off Mood Persists as Altcoins Extend Losses

Crypto markets failed to bounce on Tuesday, with bitcoin retracing last week’s gains and altcoins extending losses.

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Strategy Trading Explodes to Highest in a Year as Shares Fall on Dollar Reserve, Profit Forecast

Trading volume in Strategy shares surged to 42.9 million, the most since last December, as the price fell 3.25%.

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XRP, Bitcoin on the Edge; Will Santa Abandon Nasdaq?

XRP and BTC trade close to make-or-break levels while Nasdaq's November price action raises pullback risks.

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Sanctioned Cambodian Lender Huione, Linked to Illicit Crypto, Halts Business After Bank Run: Report

The scandal-plagued platform blamed a surge in withdrawals for its shutdown, the latest fallout from U.S. sanctions and money-laundering allegations targeting the wider Huione network.

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Bitcoin Traders Bet on Sub-$80K New Year: Derive

Market positioning implies a meaningful probability of sub-$80K BTC to start 2026, Derive's Forster said.

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