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

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.

Stock trading charts. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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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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Weekend selloff wipes out $290 billion before bitcoin steadies: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto markets stabilized after a thinly traded weekend rout wiped out nearly $290 billion of total market capitalization.

roaring bear

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Bitcoin ETF holders, sitting on paper losses, may throw in the towel

Spot ETF investors are now sitting on paper losses, which sets the stage for potential large redemptions.

Small coral reef on the sea bed.

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Forget 'Digital Gold': Traders are fleeing to stablecoins as bitcoin's $75,000 crash creates a market-wide bloodbath

Despite thousands of alternative tokens and institutional adoption, crypto markets in 2026 still largely move in lockstep with bitcoin, offering little real diversification.

Solar system, planets (WikiImages/Pixabay)

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The hidden reason bitcoin didn't rally as gold and silver went berserk

Traders are zeroing in on a cluster of bids near $87,500 and repeated sell pressure under $90,000, a setup that looks like a tug of war into month end.

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