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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Morgan Stanley files for bitcoin and solana ETFs, deepening crypto push

Wall Street heavyweight files for bitcoin trust amid rising institutional demand.

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin tests key resistance as memecoin trading volume explodes

Bitcoin briefly climbed to its highest level since mid-November before pulling back, while rallies in SUI, XRP and memecoins point to a renewed appetite for risk.

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U.S. national debt reaches new high of $38.5 trillion

High debt levels and potential fiscal dominance could lead to lower interest rates, benefiting assets like bitcoin and gold.

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Here’s why bitcoin and major tokens are seeing a strong start to 2026

Bitcoin and the broader crypto market have started 2026 with strong gains, driven by new-year allocations and a haven bid amid geopolitical tensions.

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Sui outperforms bitcoin and ether as Mysten Labs promotes privacy tech

Sui is up 14% against the CoinDesk 20 which posted a 3.5% gain as the market hopes privacy whitepaper becomes a privacy token

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Crypto wallet firm Ledger faces customer data breach through payment processor Global-e

Ledger is dealing with a new data exposure incident involving its third-party payment processor, Global-e.

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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin climbs to highest level in four weeks as altcoins lag

Bitcoin briefly topped $93,000, driving a risk-on tone across markets, but uneven altcoin performance suggest traders remain wary of a near-term pullback.

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Bitcoin traders kick off 2026 with bets on price rally above $100,000

Dominant call positioning is shaping bitcoin’s price dynamics as bitcoin breaks out of its sideways range.

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