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

Watch Out Bitcoin Bulls, $99.9K Price May Test Your Mettle

Bitcoin bulls may run into significant selling pressure at around $99,900, on-chain data show.

ETH eyes $5K. (corgaasbeek/Pixabay)

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VIRTUAL Surges 200% in a Month as Smart Money Pours Into Virtuals Protocol

VIRTUAL, the cryptocurrency of the Base-native Virtuals Protocol, has surged 207% in 30 days, outperforming major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin

VIRTUAL token's price surge. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Support at $88.8K in Focus After Trendline Break; XRP Eyes Death Cross: Technical Analysis

XRP is nearing a 'death cross,' a bearish indicator, as its price falls below the 50-day moving average.

support (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Ether-Bitcoin 'Squeeze' Hints at Imminent Volatility as Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Nears

Ethereum's Pectra upgrade, set for May 7, aims to improve scalability and may impact market activity.

A hand squeezing a lemon. (j4p4n/OpenClipArt)

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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.

gold bars (Philip Oroni/Unsplash+)

Markets

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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Finance

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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