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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OKX SG Brings USDT and USDC Scan-to-Pay to Singapore’s Everyday Shopping

The OKX Pay service involves collaboration with crypto infrastructure provider StraitsX and Southeast Asia's "everyday everything" app Grab.

The Merlion in Singapore (PokkO/Shutterstock)

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SEC Willing to Engage With Tokenized Asset Issuers, SEC’s Hester Peirce Says

We are willing to work with people who want to tokenize, Peirce said.


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Leveraged Bitcoin Longs are Back in Force, Trading Firm Says

BTC's perpetual open interest and funding rates are rising again, QCP Capital noted.

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Crypto Market Today: Risk-Off Sentiment Dominates Ahead of U.S. PCE Release

The crypto market is a sea of red, with the CoinDesk 20 Index down 5% in 24 hours and all members lower.

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Key Indicators to Watch in Q4: Bitcoin Seasonal Trends, XRP/BTC, Dollar Index, Nvidia, and More

As we approach the final quarter of 2025, key charts provide valuable insights to help crypto traders navigate the evolving market landscape.

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Stablecoin-Focused Plasma's XPL Token Debuts With Over $2.4B Market Cap

XPL functions as a gas token, staking asset, and reward token, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens.

Plasma (Ramon Salinero/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets Today: AVAX Open Interest and Price Tanks, HYPE Underperforms

Bitcoin fell, nearly erasing gains from Wednesday’s rebound, while ether slid more than 3% to trigger large liquidations.

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Ether Whale Books $45M Loss as ETH Falls Below $4K

Ether's price decline was part of a broader market downturn amid concerns of a potential U.S. government shutdown.

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