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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Bitcoin loses grip near $80,000 as ETH, SOL, DOGE fade on profit-taking

Bitcoin traded at $77,794 on Thursday morning, up 0.4% over 24 hours but well off the $79,388 high hit Wednesday evening, with ether, XRP and Solana all closing red.

Profit, Risk and Loss. (Gino Crescoli/Pixabay)

Crypto Daybook 美洲

The signal bitcoin momentum traders have been waiting for is here

What you need to know for April 22, 2026

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Bitcoin tests $78,000 resistance as short-squeeze risks mount, altcoins rally

BTC hovers at key $78,000 level with $180 million liquidations at stake, while altcoins and memecoins surge as risk-on sentiment returns.

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A $575 bet on a Shiba-themed token became $1.17 million in 5 days

An anonymous wallet bought 2.79 billion ASTEROID tokens for $575 on April 17 and exited Tuesday for 503 ETH, worth $1.17 million, in one of the year's cleanest memecoin trades.

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Another DeFi protocol loses millions in hack days after KelpDAO breach

Volo Protocol lost about $3.5 million from three vaults holding WBTC, XAUm, and USDC.

Hacker facing screens with lines of code (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin's 'Coinbase premium' just posted its longest bullish streak since October's record high of $126,000

Bitcoin's Coinbase premium has been positive for 14 straight days, the longest bullish streak since BTC hit its all time high of $126,000 in October.

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Chinese crypto mogul Li Lin’s private trading arm is set to move into a Hong Kong-listed wealth firm

The transfer effectively moves part of Li’s private trading operation into a public company where he is the largest shareholder.

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Crypto Daybook 美洲

Bitcoin trades above a make-or-break level ahead of Warsh hearing

What you need to know for April 21, 2026

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Bitcoin climbs as risk sentiment improves, altcoins hit by exploit concerns

Bitcoin advanced while altcoins continued to struggle after the weekend's DeFi exploit, with markets eyeing Middle East tensions and shifting risk sentiment.

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Bitcoin is now calmer than South Korea's stock market. Here's why it matters

Bitcoin's comparative stability during geopolitical turmoil has reinforced its appeal as a hedge.

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