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

Bitcoin Plunges Below Critical 200-Day Average as Dollar Surges to 3-Month High

BTC's losses follow positive developments in U.S.-China trade relations.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Finance

WisdomTree Debuts 14 Tokenized Funds on Plume Network

As part of the rollout, Galaxy Digital said it will allocate $10 million to WisdomTree’s Government Money Market Digital Fund

Plume co-founders Teddy Pornprinya and Chris Yin (Plume, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

This Bitcoin Market Dynamic Commands Attention as Prices Surge Past $110K Ahead of $13B Options Expiry

Key market dynamic points to potential for heightened market volatility ahead of Friday's options expiry.

High-resolution image of numerous shiny gold bitcoin tokens stacked together.

Markets

BTC Drops, Then Pops, as Trump Lowers China Tariffs

However, bitcoin and other non-yielding assets may benefit in the coming months as liquidity returns and investors rotate out of cash-heavy positions into growth and alternative stores of value.

(Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images)

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Markets

What Bitcoin Chart Says About BTC Price After Powell Casts Doubt on December Cut?

BTC is down but not out following Powell's hakwish commentary on rates.

Bulls and bears (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP and SOL Futures Open Interest on CME Hits Record High

Record XRP and Solana futures activity pushed open interest on the derivatives giant’s platform to roughly $3 billion, signaling renewed retail and institutional appetite for altcoin exposure.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Markets

Recent Bitcoin Crash Has Put $1B in sUSDe Loop Trades at Risk, Research Firm Says

looped positions that rely on borrowing stables to buy sUSDe are at risk, Sentora Research said.

(Patrick McManaman/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin's Offshoot, BCH, Edges Up 1% to Challenge Downtrend

Minor gains accompanied by elevated volume suggest underlying accumulation despite muted price action.

Bitcoin Cash Gains 1.16% to $564 with 46% Volume Surge Signaling Accumulation Ahead of $570 Resistance

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Markets

How a Bot Glitch Sent Hyperliquid’s HYPE Token Soaring to $98

The near-$100 spike on rival DEX Lighter wasn’t whale activity but an automated trading error that exposed the challenges of maintaining transparency and usability on decentralized exchanges.

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Markets

Preliminary Consensus on U.S.-China Trade Deal May Unlock Bitcoin Upside, Exchange Says

Flows have largely leaned bearish since the Oct. 10 crash.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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