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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Is XRP crashing? The sustained break below $2 signals trouble

XRP's price chart paints a bearish picture, but a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation could spark a rebound.

IBIT options signal downside fears. (zsoravecz/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin is all over the place ahead of U.S. inflation data

U.S. inflation data for November, expected to show a 3.1% increase in CPI, could influence Federal Reserve interest rate decisions.

Trampoline, Bitcoin continues to trade in a range. (Shutterstock)

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Don't call it QE — the Fed's $40 billion bill buys may not shake crypto out of slump

There's a major difference between ensuring liquidity in short-term rate markets and the quantitative easing that juiced risk assets after during Covid and after 2008 financial panic.

cash pile (Unsplash)


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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin drifts lower as bearish trend persists

Bitcoin slipped overnight, dragging the broader crypto market lower as traders remained cautious with few external cues to provide direction.

A bear roars

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How China’s strengthening yuan could support bitcoin prices

The yuan has rise to its highest in over two months against the dollar.

USD/CNY's daily chart. (TradingView)

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Bitcoin trades near key price safety net that Strategy already breached

The safety net is the 100-week average, which has stalled the downtrend.

Magnifying glass

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Bitcoin slides with ether and XRP as market tests $3 trillion floor

BTC's weak tone contrasted with moderate gains in major Asian equity indices, which drew strength mostly from expectations of fiscal stimulus.

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

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Grayscale outlines top crypto investing themes for 2026 as institutional adoption grows

The firm says regulatory clarity is driving institutional investment, and fiat currency debasement is increasing interest in alternative stores of value, such as BTC and ETH.

Abstract blockchain networks illustration with glowing cubes representing digital assets

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Bitcoin derivatives point to broad price range play between $85,000-$100,000

BTC options flow points to expectations for a broad range play rather than a massive surge or crash.

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