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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Policy

Europe is rewriting its landmark crypto rulebook MiCA as hard July 1 deadline passes

The EU is reviewing whether its landmark crypto regulation MiCA needs updating for a market reshaped by stablecoins and tokenization.

European Union (Antoine Schibler/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin options traders load up on $50,000 puts and gold futures flash a death cross

Bitcoin options flows and a record gold OI suggest traders are bracing for further downside rather than a sustained recovery.

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Markets

Bitcoin’s 20% June crash looks even deadlier on the charts. Here’s why

Bitcoin dropped by 20% in June, but the monthly chart reveals something far more concerning.

BTC storm could be looming, per Derive. (Myriams-Fotos/Pixabay)

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Live markets: bitcoin bounces to $60,000 after Warsh comments, economic data

Record ETF outflows in June beat the previous worst month by 29% and came on nine consecutive days of redemptions to close the period.

Price bounce (Getty Images)

Policy

Taiwan’s sweeping crypto law raises the bar with licensing, reserve mandates, and tough penalties

Taiwan has passed a sweeping new law to regulate its crypto sector, sending the bill to the President for final approval.

Taipei skyline. (Vas/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin’s quiet $59,000-$60,000 range is starting to look dangerous

The token has traded in a tight band near $59,000 to $60,000 all week. The pattern echoes a calm stretch from 2024, but this one is forming below support in a falling market, and a break could open the way toward $40,000.

pen rests on paper showing sketched graph going lower.

Finance

New York Life's $800 billion asset manager makes tokenization debut with Centrifuge fund

The $807 billion asset manager is bringing a high-yield corporate bond strategy onto blockchain with Centrifuge as Wall Street expands beyond tokenized Treasury funds.

New York Life building in New York (Unsplash)

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Markets

Bitcoin nears 2024 lows as options traders pay up for downside protection

Bitcoin and ether slid toward key support price levels. DeFi tokens were hit hardest, even as XLM and LIT bucked the broader market weakness.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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