Omkar Godbole

Managing Editor, Markets

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.

Latest from Omkar Godbole

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Shiba Inu Tanks 5%, SHIB-DOGE Bounces From Record Lows

SHIB outperforms DOGE as the crypto market wilts.

Set 22, 2025

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Buying-The-Dip? Crypto Trader Deploys $15M to Buy BTC, SOL, HYPE and PUMP

Bitcoin's value dropped over 2%, dragging the broader market lower.

Set 22, 2025

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Crypto Markets Today: Major Tokens Slide, Altcoins Tumble More Than 10%

The decline followed a supposedly dovish Fed interest-rate cut, which was expected to weaken the dollar and encourage more risk-taking in crypto markets.

Set 22, 2025