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

How Bitcoin and XRP Traders Are Positioning Themselves in a Choppy Market Environment

Large traders are employing divergent options strategies in a directionless market.

Traders looking at the screen. (This_is_Engineering/Pixabay)

Markets

Firm Behind First U.S. Spot XRP ETF Files for MOG Fund

The token is described in Canary’s filing as both a memecoin and a “cultural statement.”

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Peak Degen Warfare? Alleged POPCAT Manipulation Hits Hyperliquid with $4.9M Loss

Hyperliquid reportedly took a bad debt of $4.9 million due to alleged POPCAT manipulation.

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Markets

Tokyo Exchange Operator Mulls Limits on Digital Asset Treasury Firms: Report

The operator is considering stricter enforcement of listing rules and audits to protect investors, Bloomberg reported.

Aerial view of Tokyo (Jaison Lin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Crafts 'Bullish Wedge For Record Highs With $100K as Crucial Support

Bitcoin's recent price drop from $126,000 to $106,000 is forming a bullish falling wedge pattern.

Crystal ball. (GimpWorkshop/Pixabay)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Demand Revival: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 12, 2025

Bull and bear market (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets Today: Privacy Tokens Shine, Majors Stall as Market Consolidates

Bitcoin, ether and solana edged lower as privacy-focused tokens extended gains, with traders eyeing potential volatility from U.S. government developments.

BTC above $100K is like a coiled spring. (analogicus/Pixabay)

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What Uniswap’s Latest Proposal Really Means for UNI Token Buyers

The fee switch implies a 2.5% annual supply reduction, creating a quasi-buyback dynamic that directly links network activity with token scarcity.

(CoinDesk Data)

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Is Bitcoin Volatility Vacation Over? Chart Suggests So, Analysts Cite 3 Catalysts

Bitcoin volatility index, BVIV, has blown past trendline resistance, pointing to increased price turbulence.

White froth-tipped waves (Dimitris Vetsikas/Pixabay)

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First U.S. Spot XRP ETF Could Go Live on Thursday

A successful ETF launch could expand XRP’s liquidity base and potentially trigger inflows from registered investment advisers who may have avoided direct crypto exposure beyond bitcoin.

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