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 Markets Today: Bitcoin Holds Near Weekly High, Altcoins Remain Subdued

Bitcoin steadied near weekly highs as concerns ease, but most altcoins remain weak. Market shows early signs of recovery despite broader downtrends.

Sentiment improves as bitcoin holds firm (Eric Michelat/Pixabay)

Markets

ING Flags Upside Potential in 10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield

"Treasuries love that 4% to 4.1% trading range. Temporary break below more likely. But break above has more legs," the Dutch bank said.

Bonds, Treasury Bond

Markets

CZ Teases New BNB Chain Native Prediction Market Predict.Fun

Predict.fun aims to fix prediction markets’ biggest inefficiency, user funds sitting idle for weeks or months without earning yield, while tapping the large userbase of BNB Chain.

Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Markets

Ripple CEO's Bold Call: Bitcoin to Hit $180K by End of 2026

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicts bitcoin will reach $180,000 by the end of 2026.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Markets

BTC at $100K Back on Table as Volatility Shatters Uptrend, Ether Bulls Grow Bolder

BTC's volatility meltdown offers bullish cues to the spot price.

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Markets

Stable, Theo Anchor $100M+ in Libeara-Backed Tokenized Treasury Fund ‘ULTRA’

Stable and Theo committed over $100 million to ULTRA, a tokenized U.S. Treasury fund managed by FundBridge Capital and Wellington Management.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Crypto Daybook Americas

Uneasy Stability: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 3, 2025

A man, silhouetted against a rising sun, balances on a tightrope.

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Reclaims $93K as Altcoins Stage Rebound

A broad rally lifted major tokens on Wednesday, with bitcoin and ether bouncing and the majority of altcoins surging, even as ZEC extended a weekly slide.

A metal spiral looks like a coiled spring. (analogicus/Pixabay)

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Finance

Yi He, Arguably Crypto's Most Powerful Woman, Becomes Binance’s New Co-CEO

The new leadership role was announced by the current Binance CEO Richard Teng at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai.

Binance has appointed Yi He to oversee Binance Labs (Binance)