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 trades near $77,700 as analysts eye $75,000 support after liquidation wave

Open interest held steady and funding stayed subdued during the recent liquidation wave, suggesting traders were de-risking rather than capitulating, according to HashKey Research's Tim Sun.

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India cracks down on prediction markets: Polymarket goes dark, Kalshi could be next

Polymarket has gone dark in India and as per local media reports, Kalshi could be next.

India's flag (Naveed Ahmed / Unsplash)

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HYPE leads crypto rebound as traders position for volatility breakout

Bitcoin and ether stabilized as derivatives activity rebounded, HYPE rose for a fifth straight day and options traders positioned for a breakout.

HYPE/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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A crypto whale has made a $224,000 bet that XRP's price stays perfectly flat through June

The trader collected about $224,500 in premiums and will keep the full amount if XRP remains close to $1.40.

Casino, roulette table. (whekevi/Pixabay)

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Binance launches SpaceX pre-IPO perps amid $2 trillion valuation bets

Binance looks to democratize pre-IPO markets, starting with SpaceX perpetual futures.

Binance founder CZ at Consensus Miami (CoinDesk)

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Don't call us just a WLFI treasury company, says AI Financial

The company says it is building a broader fintech, tokenization and digital infrastructure business, but its latest SEC filing shows WLFI still dominates the balance sheet.

World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago. (WLFI)

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Here's why bitcoin turned lower from the 200-day average

BTC recently turned lower from the 200-day average, a barometer of long-term trends. CryptoQuant explains why.

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Vitalik Buterin outlines Ethereum's privacy measures. Here is what it means for the network and ETH

Privacy is widely seen as a necessary feature for the widespread adoption of blockchain technology. Ethereum is taking steps in that direction.

Vitalik Buterin speaking at ETHDenver in February 2022

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