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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Bitcoin in danger of dropping to $60,000, with Zcash bulls turning their backs on ZEC

AI bets are recording rapid profit-taking as Broadcom as outlook for AI-chip sales fell short of high expectations, driving down crypto markets.

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

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Zcash plummets 38% as Shielded Labs reveals a major bug that went undetected for four years

Shielded Labs revealed that the bug could have helped an attacker print unlimited counterfeit tokens. That could have damaged trust in the token's supply and its value.

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Tom Lee’s $250,000 ether target: Here’s what math says about this crazy prediction

Bitmine's chairman told a Paris conference ether would 50x from here on AI and corporate validators. Here's how supply schedule, the ETH-to-bitcoin ratio history and the actual breakdown of staked ether look at those levels.

Tom Lee (Olivier Acuna\CoinDesk)

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Strategy's Saylor's explanation for bitcoin's slide isn't what bears think

Bitcoin's drop reflects capital rotation into AI, Saylor argues, but the bears have a darker reason.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Bitcoin steadies above $60,000 while derivatives send an unambiguous warning

BTC crashed to $61,300 before recovering to $62,500 with $3 billion in liquidations over two days. Traders loaded up on $60,000 puts in anticipation of further declines.

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Polymarket says No for May, Yes for June after Strategy's recent bitcoin sale

UMA voters ruled that Strategy's June 1 disclosure counted for the June contract, even though the company said it sold bitcoin during the final week of May.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Apyx's STRC collateralized stablecoin suffers a brief depeg. Protocol says its a feature, not bug

Apyx’s apxUSD stablecoin briefly slipped to 93 cents Wednesday.

Ship on turbulent waters. (Pixabay)

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Live markets: Bitcoin selloff stalls as key indicator signals oversold conditions

Bitcoin rebounded to $64,000 after a sharp selloff, with the move reflecting a typical bounce from oversold conditions rather than a confirmed trend reversal.

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Bitcoin tanks below $63,000 for the first time since February as price selloff deepens

The selloff has triggered demand for protective options plays, pushing the fear gauge higher.

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