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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Asset manager VanEck explains how one bitcoin could be worth $2.9 million by 2050

The asset manager’s base case assumes bitcoin gains traction as a settlement tool and reserve asset over the next 25 years.

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Bitcoin may be gearing up for a rally that sent price to $126,000 last year

The current tight consolidation closely mirrors the April 2025 range that set the stage for the record run above $126,000.

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Bitcoin holds near $90,000 as trading volumes shrink, altcoins diverge: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin remained near $90,000 as trading volumes fell. Thin liquidity fueled choppy price action across major cryptocurrencies, while altcoins were mixed.

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Bitcoin ETF optimism fades as three-day outflows streak erases early-month gains

Bitcoin ETFs have registered a net outflow of over $1 billion in three days.

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Builders behind popular Zcash wallet Zashi to launch new startup 'cashZ'

The Zcash protocol remains unaffected despite the governance clash and restructuring with Bootstrap.

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Truebit token crashes 99.9% after hacker drains $26.6 million in ether

The attack exploited a flaw in an older smart contract, allowing the attacker to buy TRU at no cost and sell it back to extract ether.

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Tokenized Brazilian credit card debt offers 13% yield through BlackOpal's GemStone platform

The initiative leverages the Plume Network to tokenize credit card receivables, while giving merchants immediate access to cash.

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October's crypto crash left market makers stuffed with coins, slowing trading: BitMEX

BitMEX's annual report details the impact of the Oct crash on market liquidity, basis trades and other key issues.

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