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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Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum is preparing its 'biggest rebuild' since the Merge

A revised roadmap details how the multi-year overhaul would replace nearly every major part of Ethereum's protocol, with quantum resistance and privacy moving up the priority list. It lands as ether rallies more than 12% in the past seven days.

Vitalik Buterin

Markets

I am contemplating selling some of my bitcoin for gold, veteran trader Peter Brandt says

Veteran trader Peter Brandt said gold is going to gain substantially on bitcoin.

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Markets

Barstool's Portnoy plans to hold bitcoin down to zero after timing it wrong every time

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he will hold bitcoin all the way down to zero after buying near $100,000.

Consensus 2025: Dave Portnoy, Founder & Chief of Content, Barstool Sports

Markets

Crypto bulls on firmer footing as U.S. rate-hike risk recedes

Crypto ended the week in a more buoyant state after weak U.S. jobs data reduced the chances of a Fed interest-rate increase and Uniswap gained on a link-up with Robinhood.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

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Tokenization could make finance faster, but also more susceptible to shocks, IMF says

Tokenization could make finance faster and cheaper. It also makes it more vulnerable to sudden shocks, the International Monetary Fund said.

Blockchain (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs see $221 million inflow, finally ending a painful 10-day selling streak

Spot ETFs had their strongest inflow day in two months, driven by funds other than BlackRock’s IBIT.

Pedestrians pass a Fidelity Investments office in Boston. (Getty Images)

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Smaller tokens lead as bitcoin, sol rally in 'first real bounce of the selloff'

Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies rebounded on dovish Federal Reserve signals, with speculative tokens like Memecore’s M and Audiera’s BEAT leading gains.

Chart of CoinDesk 20 Index showing a 24-hour gain of 4.77%

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