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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Kyrgyzstan's Gold-Backed Dollar Pegged Stablecoin USDKG to Debut in Q3

The stablecoin will be backed by $500 million in gold from the Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance, with plans to expand reserves to $2 billion.

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Bitcoin Traders’ Favorite Lottery Ticket for the First Half of the Year — The $300K BTC Call

"There are always folks that want the hyperinflation hedge," one observer said, explaining the solid open interest build up in the $300K call option expiring on June 26.

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Franklin Templeton Backs Bitcoin DeFi Push, Citing ‘New Utility’ for Investors

"I don’t think focusing on Bitcoin DeFi will dilute or complicate Bitcoin’s core narrative." Farrelly said.

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World Liberty's Stablecoin Will Be Used to Close MGX's $2B Binance Investment: Eric Trump

Eric Trump also said that USD1 will be integrated with the Tron ecosystem.

Eric Trump onstage at Token2049, Dubai (Omkar Godbole/CoinDesk)

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KuCoin Commits $2B to 'Trust Project' Focusing on Crypto Security, Transparency

KuCoin’s native token, KCS, will play a more pivotal role in the ecosystem.

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Bitcoin May Evolve Into Low-Beta Equity Play Reflexively, BlackRock's Mitchnik Says

"It makes no fundamental sense, and yet when it's repeated enough, it can actually become a little self-fulfilling,” Mitchnik said.

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$2B Bitcoin-Staking Protocol Solv Unveils First Shariah-Compliant BTC Yield Offering in the Middle East

The product allows BTC holders to earn yields while adhering to Islamic finance principles, expanding opportunities for investors in the Middle East.

UAE, Dubai

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Shiba Inu Breaks Free From Downtrend as Bitcoin Eyes $100K, Dogecoin Sees Accumulation Around 18 Cents

Check what HUMINT and TECHINT has to say about the price trajectory of BTC and major meme coins.

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Bitcoin Whales Return in Force, Buy the BTC Price Rally, On-Chain Data Show

Glassnode data shows significant accumulation by entities holding over 10,000 BTC.

Underwater photo of a whale  (NOAA/Unsplash)