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

USD.AI Bridges DeFi and AI by Turning Stablecoins Into Loans for Nvidia GPUs

Through a system that tokenizes hardware, USDai channels crypto liquidity into AI infrastructure while tapping in to demand for crypto credit

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Bitcoin, European Stocks Buoyant as Trump-Xi Meeting Confirmed

The impending meeting comes amid escalating trade tensions, with President Trump threatening to impose additional tariffs on China

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On-Chain Crypto Perps Smash Records with $1T Trading Volume

On-chain perpetual-focused decentralized exchanges have surpassed $1 trillion in total trading volume this month.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Rally Cools as Traders Hedge the Heat

After months of steady gains, BTC is slipping below key cost-basis levels as long-term holders sell into strength and traders retreat to defensive derivatives.

High-resolution image of numerous shiny gold bitcoin tokens stacked together.

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How Much Could Bitcoin, Ether, XRP and Solana Move After the U.S. Inflation Report?

The release of September's Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to show a 3.1% rise in the cost of living from a year earlier, the highest in 18 months, according to FactSet.

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Bitcoin Options Open Interest Surges to Record $50B on Deribit as Traders Hedge Downside Risks

A bearish bet that bitcoin will fall to $100,000 or less is becoming just as popular as bullish bets on higher prices.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

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Keyrock: Crypto’s Buyback Boom Tests the Industry’s Financial Maturity

Tokenholder payouts have surged more than 400% since 2024, but Keyrock’s Amir Hajian warns that most are still funded by treasuries rather than real revenue, arguing that buybacks must evolve from hype-driven spending to disciplined, valuation-aware capital policy.

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan

After weeks of turbulence, the crypto market found support Thursday, with Bitcoin and Ether posting modest gains and HyperLiquid’s token HYPE soaring.

A see-saw sits unused in a playground

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BTC, XRP, SOL, ADA Hold Flat as Google’s Quantum Breakthrough Rekindles Old Crypto Fears

October is on track to deliver the least gains for investors since 2015, despite being a seasonally bullish month.

Bull vs bear (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)