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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U.S. bank with $1.9 trillion in assets could debut its bitcoin ETF Wednesday

Morgan Stanley's bitcoin ETF could start trading on NYSE on Wednesday under the ticker MSBT.

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Bitcoin vaults past $72,000 as U.S. stock futures surge on a two‑week U.S.–Iran ceasefire

Risk assets rose late Tuesday as oil collapsed after Trump and Iran confirmed the two-week ceasefire.

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Bitcoin has room to rally, but there's a catch

Your day-ahead look for April 6, 2026

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Bitcoin rallies on report of Iran ceasefire talks, Algorand extends gains

If a ceasefire materializes, a relief rally could further benefit risk assets. For now, traders appear to be treating the headlines with skepticism.

Aerial view of Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Circle future-proofs Arc blockchain against quantum computing threats

Circle’s Arc blockchain said users will be able to create wallets that withstand future quantum computer attacks from day one.

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Bitcoin meltdown to $10,000 remains likely unless prices reclaim $75,000, analyst says

Bloomberg's Mike McGlone has reiterated his forecast that Bitcoin could plunge to $10,000, this time anchoring his outlook to a clear line in the sand: $75,000.

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Bitcoin's $1.3 trillion security race: Key initiatives aimed at quantum-proofing the world's largest blockchain

Developers are considering ways to quantum-proof the world's oldest cryptocurrency as the threat of this computing moves beyond a hypothetical.

A screen of computer code. AI systems are increasingly finding flaws and loopholes in human-written code, with quantum attack remaining a big concern among bitcoin and crypto developers. (Chris Ried/Unsplash)

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Five data sources say the same thing about bitcoin market. It's thinning from the inside

CryptoQuant data shows overall bitcoin demand is contracting at -63,000 BTC per month even as institutional buyers accelerate purchases, with large holders distributing nearly 188,000 BTC over the past year.

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Here's what 'cracking' bitcoin in 9 minutes by quantum computers actually means

Google's quantum paper made headlines with that number. Here's what it means, what's actually at risk, and why 6.9 million bitcoin are more exposed than the rest.

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Ethereum Foundation stakes another $93 million ether, reaching its 70,000 ETH target

The foundation deposited the bulk of its planned staking commitment in a single session, completing a program announced in February to turn dormant treasury holdings into a yield-generating position.

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