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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Markets

Pi rallies more than 30% after Kraken announces listing

Bybit previously declined to list the mobile crypto-mining platform, with CEO Ben Zhou citing warnings from Chinese police that the project is a scam, a claim Pi's team later refuted.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin futures trading is now five times bigger than spot on Binance

The futures-to-spot ratio has climbed to 5.1, reflecting a structural shift in how the market trades.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin looks resilient, but don't ignore those $20,000 puts

Your day-ahead look for March 12, 2026

The word "options" (Peggy_Marco/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin climbs the wall of worry amid escalating Iran war and stock market losses

BTC holds near $70,000 and outperforms major assets during Middle East tensions, even as derivatives data and fear indicators signal deep market pessimism.

Fear grips crypto market (Patrick Hendry/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin steady near $70,000 as rising open interest hints at cautious, bearish positioning

Bitcoin traded around $69,800 as open interest rose to $102 billion, suggesting defensive, bearish bets while altcoins outperformed in a risk-off macro backdrop.

Bear. (Photo by Sean Benesh on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Oil veteran is putting the $6 trillion crude market on blockchain

LITRO aims to modernize the $6 trillion oil market by replacing slow, paper-based settlement with 24/7, on-chain trading and redemption.

(David Thielen/Unsplash)

Markets

Asia’s biggest bitcoin buyer now wants to build the BTC ecosystem

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet is expanding beyond holding BTC into funding, incubating, and granting to companies building bitcoin financial infrastructure.

Aerial view of Tokyo (Jaison Lin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Bonk.fun hacked: Domain hijacked, crypto drainer planted

The operator, known as Tom, said only users who signed a fake terms-of-service message on the compromised site after the breach were affected.

Hacker sitting in a room

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Bitcoin drops on Iran war uncertainty, AI tokens jump

BTC traded near $69,500 after failing to hold $71,000 as the Iran war kept markets cautious. AI tokens including ICP, FET outperformed on strong retail demand.

Robots (Unsplash/Sumaid pal Singh Bakshi/Modified by CoinDesk)

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