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

Bitcoin’s long-term rally is ‘broken’ until it reclaims $85,000, Deribit executive says

A bitcoin price drop to $58,000 could reignite buying momentum.

Jean-David Péquignot on stage at Consensus Hong Kong 2026

Markets

Trump-linked WLFI's Zak Folkman teases forex platform at Consensus Hong Kong

Folkman says more details will be revealed soon at an event at Mar-a-Lago.

Zak Folkman speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Privacy-focused Midnight blockchain to go live next month, says Cardano's Charles Hoskinson

Input Output Global's Founder Charles Hoskinson said Midnight, the long-awaited privacy-focused blockchain, will launch in the final week of March as a partner chain to Cardano.

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Policy

Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say

Non-participation in decentralized finance is becoming a career risk for traditional finance professionals, panellists said.

(Daniel Murray/Consensus)

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Solana's Lily Liu champions internet capital markets at Consensus Hong Kong 2026

Fireside chat with Michael Lau spotlights finance focus, Asia's centrality, and revenue-driven growth

Solana Foundation President Lily Liu (CoinDesk)

Markets

SkyBridge's Scaramucci is buying the bitcoin dip, calls Trump a crypto president

Scaramucci noted that SkyBridge has been purchasing bitcoin at various price points, including around $84,000, $63,000 and in the current lower range.

Anthony Scaramucci Consensus Hong Kong 2026

Markets

I'm not confident we hit a true capitulation in bitcoin, derivatives expert says

Bitcoin's futures market doesn't show panic capitulation as in late 2022, analyst said.

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Markets

U.S. bitcoin ETFs register back-to-back inflows for first time in a month

ETF assets under management continue to diverge from spot bitcoin price.

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Markets

Bitcoin’s U.S. demand signal flickers back after crash

A rebound in the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index suggests U.S. buyers stepped in near recent lows, though it does not confirm a broader risk-on turn.

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Markets

Bitcoin rebound has hit a wall at $71,000 with sentiment at most fearful since 2022

Trading data show a broad risk-off unwind, with spot volumes on major exchanges down about 30% since late 2025 and retail participation fading

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