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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Deribit Sees Strong Demand From Institutions, Volume on Its Block RFQ Tool Reaches $23B in Four Months

The percentage of block trades via Deribit's RFQ increased to 27.5% this month, reflecting strong institutional demand.

Deribit's RFQ system gets best price for large crypto traders. (geralt/Pixabay)

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Hyperliquid's HYPE Becomes Fifth Largest Token in Futures Trading; XRP Remains Ahead

The dollar value of HYPE futures open interest is $2.06 billion, still lower than XRP futures.

Futures trading. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Price Volatility Signal Goes Off – Is a Surge Ahead?

The volatility signal is based on the "MACD" linked to standard deviation bands.

Price charts (CoinDesk Archives)

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Shiba Inu Price Sell-Off Continues as SHIB Burn Rate Skyrockets to 112,000%

Shiba Inu's burn rate surged to 112,000% early this week, permanently removing 116 million tokens from circulation.

SHIB's price. (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin 'Skew' Slides as Oil Prices Surge 6% on Israel-Iran Tensions

Bitcoin's price fell to its 50-day simple moving average, while oil prices surged due to geopolitical tensions.

BTC's volatility meltdown continues. (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

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Strong Uptake at 10-Year U.S. Debt Sale Eases Demand Concerns, 30-Year Sale's Up Next

The U.S. national debt exceeds $36 trillion, with analysts suggesting bitcoin and gold as hedges against potential fiscal crises.

Bonds, Treasury Bond

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Bitcoin at $200K by Year-End Is Now Firmly in Play, Analyst Says After Muted U.S. Inflation Data

The CPI missed estimates Wednesday, easing concerns of a tariff-led upswing in price pressures.

BTC could surge to $200K by the year-end. (Tumisu/Pixabay)

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Shiba Inu Whale Transactions Over $100K Plunge as U.S. Inflation Data Looms

The U.S. consumer price index for May is expected to rise to 2.5%, potentially impacting market dynamics.

SHIB prices. (CoinDesk)

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XRP Ledger's Ethereum-Compatible Sidechain to Go Live in Q2

The testnet for the XRPL EVM sidechain has shown rapid growth.

XRPL EVM sidechain to go live soon. (APEX 2025)