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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Policy

Clarity Act will benefit banks more than crypto, former CFTC chair says

Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo says banks, more than crypto firms, need the stalled Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.

J. Christopher Giancarlo, Former Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitflyer volume surges 200% past Binance, Coinbase as oil spike sends Nikkei sliding

Bitflyer trading spiked even as Japan’s Nikkei tumbled, while Korea and Taiwan equities joined the broader Asian selloff.

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Markets

U.S. isn’t really exposed to oil shocks and that might be helping bitcoin stay resilient

Rising oil prices are shaking global markets, but the U.S. is largely insulated and bitcoin seems to be riding the wave alongside Wall Street.

lists of market prices and percentage changest (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Oil shorts on Hyperliquid get wiped out as crude surges 30% on Iran escalation

Tokenized crude oil futures saw their largest liquidation event on crypto venues as the conflict expanded to Saudi Arabia and Gulf oil production collapsed.

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Markets

Oil leaving Middle East trades over $100 a barrel. Here’s how it could affect bitcoin

Murban crude, a key benchmark for barrels that can bypass the Strait of Hormuz, now trades at $103 per barrel.

Oil tanker at sea. (Gerhard Traschütz/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin could crash by another 30% as four-year cycle gains strength, investment firm says

Bitcoin is now firmly in a deep bear market and could fall another 30% in 2026, firm said.

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Markets

Bitcoin and stocks stabilize after early week slide. The bond market isn’t convinced.

Risk assets recover from oil-driven selloff as rising yields pressure Fed rate-cut bets.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

New York Stock Exchange owner values crypto exchange OKX at $25 billion in new partnership

ICE also made a strategic investment in OKX at a valuation of $25 billion and plans to launch new tokenized stocks and crypto futures products.

NYSE flags (David Jones/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin takes aim at $74,000. Surprisingly, the dollar's rallying too.

Your day-ahead look for March 5, 2026

Styllized bull (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin holds above $72,000 as crypto market pauses after breakout

Bitcoin and ether edged higher as traders assessed macro risks, derivatives positioning and whether bitcoin can sustain a push toward $80,000.

Sailboat on calm seas ocean sea (Unsplash)

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