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

Perp futures linked to 'bitcoin VIX' debut on Hyperliquid

Deployed via Kinetiq's Markets frontend and led by Volmex CEO Cole Kennelly, Hyperliquid's new BVIV perpetuals let traders easily go long or short on 30-day bitcoin volatility.

The Bitcoin VIX. (TradingView, CoinDesk)

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ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money

The EU central bank's new wholesale platform connects DLT market infrastructure to its payment rails, separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027.

ECB President Christine Lagarde. (Felix Schmidt/ECB Press)

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Bitcoin hits $85,000 as short squeeze forces out $648 million of bearish bets

Open interest climbed 7.59% to $156 billion even as positions were closed out, a sign traders are chasing the move rather than stepping back.

Bitcoin liquidations (CoinGlass)

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X sues its own users for running a fake bitcoin news bot farm

X has sued Vivek Kumar Sen and Zmyang Sherpa for running fake bitcoin headline accounts to fraudulently earn creator rewards from the platform.

UK High Court of Justice, image via Shutterstock

Finance

Hana Bank issues South Korea’s first digital bond using Euroclear’s blockchain

South Korea's second-largest bank’s $100 million foreign-currency bond blockchain issuance shortened settlement time to the same day from three to five business days.

Hana Bank executes South Korea's first digital bond issuance. (Hana Bank/Press)

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Live updates: Bitcoin hits $87,000, while traders pile into leveraged bets

Crypto majors climbed alongside equity futures on Monday, with Monero's XMR up 13%, as Brent fell for a fourth straight session and traders positioned for Trump-Xi summit later this week.

Bitcoin nears $85,000 as short liquidations hit $300 million in an hour. (Shaurya Malwa)

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Kalshi faces ‘fake crypto volume’ allegations as critic flags identical $5,500 trades

A trader alleged on X that Kalshi is inflating trading volumes in its ether perpetual futures.

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Bitcoin’s price has cleared a key hurdle that has historically preceded major bull runs

Bitcoin's price has topped its 50-week average for the first time in 45 weeks, a major bullish signal.

Laptop screen showing a rising graph line. (Yorgos Ntrahas/Unsplash)

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Crypto traders braced for a total wipeout this week but Bitcoin had other plans

Market experts view bitcoin’s price stability as evidence of its fundamental independence from Washington, maintaining that global liquidity and adoption cycles remain the primary growth drivers.

U.S. Senate (Senate/Press)

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