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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Ripple CEO's Bold Call: Bitcoin to Hit $180K by End of 2026

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicts bitcoin will reach $180,000 by the end of 2026.

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BTC at $100K Back on Table as Volatility Shatters Uptrend, Ether Bulls Grow Bolder

BTC's volatility meltdown offers bullish cues to the spot price.

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Stable, Theo Anchor $100M+ in Libeara-Backed Tokenized Treasury Fund ‘ULTRA’

Stable and Theo committed over $100 million to ULTRA, a tokenized U.S. Treasury fund managed by FundBridge Capital and Wellington Management.

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Uneasy Stability: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 3, 2025

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Reclaims $93K as Altcoins Stage Rebound

A broad rally lifted major tokens on Wednesday, with bitcoin and ether bouncing and the majority of altcoins surging, even as ZEC extended a weekly slide.

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Yi He, Arguably Crypto's Most Powerful Woman, Becomes Binance’s New Co-CEO

The new leadership role was announced by the current Binance CEO Richard Teng at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai.

Binance has appointed Yi He to oversee Binance Labs (Binance)

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Bitcoin's $732B Inflows Signal Strength, Not 'Crypto Winter,' Analysts Say

Glassnode and Fasanara’s year-end report shows record inflows, rising realized cap, and falling volatility, suggesting the latest pullback is a mid-cycle reset rather than the start of a long downturn. Present market dynamics point to a mid-cycle pullback rather than a full-blown crypto winter, Glassnode and Fasanara argued.

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$6.5K Ether Bets Dominate Deribit Open Interest

The $6,500 call option on Deribit is the most popular, with a notional open interest of over $380 million.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Ether 'Bear Trap' Confirmed as Bitcoin Probes $93K, XRP Eyes $2.30 Hurdle

Ether looks north after a confirmed bear trap.

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