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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China to Intensify Crackdown on Virtual Currencies, Including Stablecoins: Report

Virtual currencies lack the legal status of fiat money, Chinese officials said during an intra-agency meeting on Friday.

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Bitcoin, Ether, XRP Slide as December Begins With 'Yearn Incident'

Major cryptocurrencies traded lower in early Asia as DeFi platform Yearn noted at "incident" in its yETH pool.

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Out of Breadth: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 28, 2025

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Rebounds, but Downtrend Still Looms

Bitcoin crept back toward $92,000 as markets slowly recovered from last week’s heavy sell-off, but mounting resistance threatens to keep the broader downtrend intact.

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Upbit Reveals 5.9B-Won Corporate Loss in Latest Hack, Fully Reimburses Users

Upbit said it reimbursed all 38.6 billion won in member assets from its reserves.

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Bitcoin and S&P 500 Year-End Bull Run Loading? Vol Metrics Say Yes

Implied volatility indices tied to bitcoin and the S&P 500 have erased the recent spike, offering bullish price signals.

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South Korea Suspects North Korea-Linked Lazarus Behind $36M Upbit Hack

On Thursday, South Korea's largest digital asset exchange, Upbit, suspended deposits and withdrawals after detecting unusual activity in the Solana network tokens.

South Korea investigates possible Lazarus involvement in the Upbit hack. (Image via Shutterstock)

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Solana Traders Hit by Months-Long Browser Malware That Skimmed Every Swap

Wallet interfaces typically summarize instructions as a single swap, and the bundled transaction executes atomically—meaning users unknowingly sign off on both.

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Philippine Digital Asset Exchange Eyes $60B Tokenization Opportunity With Project Bayani

The Philippines has a $60 billion opportunity in asset tokenization, potentially transforming its capital markets by 2030.

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Bitcoin Rebounds Past $91K as XRP ETFs Continue to Grab Attention

Total XRP ETF assets crossed $628 million, absorbing nearly 80 million tokens in 24 hours, making for a stronger initial response than Solana’s ETF debut earlier this year.

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