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

XRP ETFs pull in $170 million over 11 days. Goldman tops institutional holders

Spot XRP funds have logged 11 straight sessions of inflows, while Q2 filings show Goldman Sachs, Jane Street and Millennium among their biggest professional holders.

XRP ETFs have taken money 11 days running. (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

Markets

A China indicator that supports risk-taking in stocks and bitcoin is flashing red

China's "credit impulse" is flashing red for risk assets. So far, bitcoin has mostly shrugged it off.

China flag (Unsplash)

Tech

OpenAI says its new 'Astra' AI can build attacks without human help

Astra is the first OpenAI model to reach its “Critical” cybersecurity threshold, meaning it can find previously unknown vulnerabilities and develop ways to exploit them across hardened systems.

OpenAI logo on a mobile phone. (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin withstands $90 oil and rising yields while gold slides. A firm dollar is the catch

BTC trades choppy as $90 oil and rising bond yields weigh on stocks and gold.

Calculator in front of multiple trading screens. (Unsplash)

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Markets

Bitcoin consolidates near $78,000 as Arbitrum surges 30% on Robinhood Chain revenue

BTC drifted lower after last week's rally to $81,428, while ARB led DeFi gains as Robinhood Chain's daily fees topped $2 million.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin slumps as oil surges to three-month high on new Iran strikes

Bitcoin ETFs took in $217 million on Monday, one session after an outflow ended their nine-day run. Ether ETFs have not had net outflows since mid-August.

Crude oil

Markets

London Stock Exchange to work with Payward to bring biggest UK stocks onchain

The LSE is working with Kraken owner Payward, the developer of the xStocks tokenized equities framework, to bring top U.K.-listed stocks onchain.

Entrance to the London Stock Exchange

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Markets

OpenAI’s ‘Trust Us’ TIME cover raises an old warning for AI bulls

The magazine-cover indicator has a messy record, but TIME’s OpenAI cover checks the classic boxes: a mainstream publication, a widely understood theme and a multiyear run-up in investor enthusiasm.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seated while speaking speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit.

Markets

CME’s share of XRP futures jumps as token rallies 40% in a week

Outstanding XRP futures positions outside CME fell by more than 500 million tokens in two weeks, while exposure on the regulated U.S. exchange climbed about 36% as XRP rallied toward $1.40.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

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