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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XRP Ledger's Ethereum-Compatible Sidechain to Go Live in Q2

The testnet for the XRPL EVM sidechain has shown rapid growth.

XRPL EVM sidechain to go live soon. (APEX 2025)

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Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse Says Circle IPO Signals U.S. Stablecoin Regulation Ahead

Garlinghouse says he's "bullish on stablecoins."

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Negative Rates Return to Switzerland as U.S. Faces Higher Yields. What Does it Mean for Bitcoin?

The divergence in bond yields likely represents the perceived effects of Trump's trade war and could bode well for bitcoin.

Trading chart (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

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Ether More Favored by Traders as Volatility Against Bitcoin Hits Highest Since FTX Crash

ETH call options are trading at a higher premium on Deribit, making it more favorable to traders.

BTC's Elliott wave analysis points to a bear market in 2026. (Kanenori/Pixabay)

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Shiba Inu's Downtrend Intact as Daily Burn Rate Tanks by 63%

The daily burn rate of SHIB dropped by 63%, posing a challenge to its deflationary goals, according to CoinDesk's AI insights.

SHIB's price. (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Struggles as Hang Seng Cheers U.S.-China Trade Talks; U.S. Inflation Eyed

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose above 24,000 for the first time since March, driven by trade talk optimism.

XRP options see huge block trades. (Pixabay)

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Shiba Inu Recovers Amid Massive $36M Whale Transaction; Still Stuck in Downward Channel

SHIB outperforms BTC amid reports of a massive whale transaction.

SHIB/USD (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Price Bounce to Near $104K, Though Encouraging, Falls Short of Bull Revival

BTC's bearish H&S breakdown from Thursday is still valid.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Elon Musk Joins Bitcoin Maxis in Warning of ‘Potential’ U.S. Fiscal Collapse or Are We There Already?

A long-standing view of BTC maxis – that the U.S. fiscal policy is unsustainable – has received a nod from billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Musk warns of fiscal crisis.