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

Trouble mounts for bitcoin and stocks as U.S. treasury borrowing costs surges

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has climbed to 4.27 percent, a four-month high that raises borrowing costs across the global economy.

Traders on of the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Markets

Yield trading platform Pendle debuts new token to boost user capital efficiency

Pendle is overhauling its token economics, scrapping multi-year locks in favor of a liquid staking model and a new revenue-driven reward system.

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Markets

Bitcoin has a 30% chance of falling below $80,000 by late June, options data suggests

Data from decentralized trading venues points to potential for a deeper price crash in coming months.

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Markets

Bitcoin whale wakes up after 12 years to move $84 million fortune

A long-dormant bitcoin wallet moved 909 BTC, now worth more than $84 million, to a new address after over 12 years of inactivity.

Whale. (Pexels/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Decentralized autonomous organizations need a rethink, Ethereum co-founder says

He called for a new wave of DAOs that focus on critical functions, like data maintenance and dispute resolution, with more sophisticated governance.

Vitalik Buterin

Markets

Bitcoin’s ‘digital gold’ narrative takes a hit as as Greenland tensions rattle markets

Odds of bitcoin rising to $100,000 by the end of January plunged on the Polymarket, highlighting how the token is trading more like a risk asset than "digital gold."

pen rests on paper showing sketched graph going lower.

Markets

Bitcoin slips below key support as tariff talk rattles crypto: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto prices fell alongside global equities after reports the EU is preparing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

India's central bank proposes a plan to create digital-currency link among BRICS nations

The Reserve Bank of India is urging the government to put a plan to link BRICS nations' central bank digital currencies on the agenda for the 2026 summit it will host.

Indian flag (Naveed Ahmed/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin and ether ETFs log their best week since October

U.S.-listed spot bitcoin and ether ETFs logged their strongest week in three months, led by bullish bets.

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Markets

Hyperliquid surges ahead in decentralized futures race as rivals fade

Hyperliquid is consolidating its lead in on-chain derivatives, even as falling volumes elsewhere highlight the limits of incentive-driven growth.

Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan

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