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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Tech

Bitcoin's mining concentration just showed up in a rare 2-block reorg

A 2-block reorg at height 941,881 saw Foundry's chain overwrite blocks from AntPool and ViaBTC, coming days after mining difficulty dropped nearly 8%.

Racks of mining machines.

Markets

Bitcoin surges above $71,000 as Trump postpones Iran strikes for 5 days

Trump said that the two countries held "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East."

U.S. President Donald Trump  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin retreats to $68,000, leaving CME gap as traders eye $70,000 rebound

BTC slipped back into February's range after Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran's power plants, sparking a selloff and shifting flows toward commodities.

Bitcoin CME futures (TradingView)

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Markets

Bitcoin's momentum indicator is flashing a signal that should worry bulls

A key momentum indicator that has been accurate at calling price selloffs since October just triggered.

Bear. (geralt/Pixabay

Policy

Prosecutors flag mail discrepancies in Sam Bankman-Fried’s retrial motion letter from prison

A letter attributed to the jailed FTX founder was shipped via FedEx and misidentified his prison, prompting prosecutors to question its authenticity

Despite claims by right-wing political figures, Sam Bankman-Fried was definitely not a free man when he (right) exited a Manhattan courtroom on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Oil, silver trading is way more popular than XRP, solana on Hyperliquid

Traders on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid are increasingly favoring perpetual futures tied to commodities.

oil rig, mining

Markets

Stocks start catching up with bitcoin’s earlier price crash to $60,000 as bond yields rise

Stocks look to be catching with BTC's earlier crash to nearly $60,000.

Computer monitors and a laptop screen show trading charts on a desk overlooking an expanse of water at sunset. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Markets

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents tell CNN no customer money was lost. FTX creditors see it differently.

FTX payouts tied to 2022 prices leave creditors short as parents press case for pardon on CNN's Smerconish.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried  (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

South Korea crypto liquidity tumbles as stablecoin balances plunge 55% and stock buying rises

On-chain data shows a sharp drawdown in dollar-linked token holdings since July, with the latest wave triggered by won weakness.

Korean won (Shutterstock)

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