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

Bitcoin, the Haven Crypto Bulls Hoped for, Is More a Barometer of Risk: Godbole

Bitcoin, rather than behaving as a digital gold, has solidified as a proxy for risk, validating FX market participants who track it as a gauge of speculative sentiment.

Golden bar on background of raw coal nuggets close-up

Markets

Coinbase Embroiled in Alleged Frontrunning Controversy With ‘Base Is for Everyone’ Token

At least three wallets bought tokens before Base announced the launch on X.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin at Risk of Dropping to $75K if BTC's $83K Support Breaks, Chart Analysis Show

Key intraday averages look to cross bearish as bulls struggle to engineer a breakout above $86K.

BTC's recovery rally stalls. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Winter Appears to Have Arrived With Bitcoin, Top 50 Tokens Falling Into Bear Market Territory: Coinbase Institutional

Traditional metrics for bear markets may not fully capture shifts in investor sentiment and market structure in the crypto space.

Winter (CoinDesk Archives)

Research Reports

XRP's 'Rising Wedge' Pattern Signals Price Plunge: Technical Analysis

The breakdown suggests the attempted recovery from the April 7 lows has likely ended.

BTC risks deeper slide to $100K. (GoranH/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips With XRP, ADA as Nvidia's Massive $5.5B Charge Sours Investor Sentiment

Nvidia shares plummeted 8% after the U.S. banned its H20 chip sales to China, impacting equities and the crypto market.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (BagoGames/Flickr)

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Markets

AI Crypto Tokens Nurse Losses as Nvidia Bearish Options Bets Cross the Tape

These could be protective plays, one observer said, referring to the activity in the NVDA put options.

AI coins drop amid increased activity in the NVDA puts. (spalla67/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Could be Setting Up to Beat Gold's Rally, Technical Analysis Suggests

Monero has shown a long-term bullish shift with a golden crossover, breaking out of a consolidation pattern.

gold bars (Philip Oroni/Unsplash+)