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

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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Markets

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)

Markets

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.

Hands on a laptop keyboard with a screen showing charts and prices (Unsplash, Kanchanara)

Markets

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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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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Finance

KelpDAO hackers are laundering millions in stolen crypto, data show

KelpDAO hackers are moving $290M in stolen crypto across blockchains, using privacy tools to mask the trail as DeFi contagion fears move through the sector.

Euro notes haning on a washing line. (Frank van Hulst/Unsplash+/Modified by CoinDesk)

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A dozen banks want a euro stablecoin. Fireblocks is making it happen

The Qivalis consortium is made up of: Banca Sella, BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Danske Bank, DekaBank, DZ BANK, ING, KBC, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, and UniCredit.

CEO and co-founder Michael Shaulov (Fireblocks)

Markets

Arbitrum freezes $71 million in ether tied to Kelp DAO exploit

The layer-2 network's security council moved 30,766 ETH to a frozen intermediary wallet, accessible only via further governance action.

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