Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team based in Mumbai, holds a masters degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) member. Omkar previously worked at FXStreet, writing research on currency markets and as fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desk at Mumbai-based brokerage houses. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.

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Metaplanet Buys 497 BTC in Another Bargain-Hunting Bitcoin Acquisition

This brings its total BTC holdings to 2,888 BTC.

japan (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Polymarket Traders Bet on Canadian Tariff Cuts After Lutnick Hints at Negotiations

Howard Lutnick told Fox Business that President Donald Trump is willing to 'meet in the middle' on tariffs, but not eliminate them entirely – yet.

Howard Lutnick (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP Hitting $5 Gets Millions in Bets But There Is a Catch

Most of these are covered calls, Deribit's Asia business development head said.

XRP options: Distribution of open interest. (Deribit)

Markets

Trump's Mention of XRP, ADA and SOL May Be Bait to Secure BTC, ETH Reserve

Trump seems to have taken a page out of his real estate negotiations in pitching XRP, ADA and SOL as candidates for crypto reserve to win over approval for bitcoin.

Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Price Support Near $82K Under Threat as Nasdaq Triggers 'Double Top'

The technical outlook has worsened for both BTC and Nasdaq.

BTC's technical outlook worsens following Nasdaq's double top breakdown. (danfador/Pixabay)

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China Responds to Trump's Tariff Hike With 15% Duty on U.S. Imports

The trade war is in full swing, offering headwinds to risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Markets

THORChain Sees Record $4.6B Volume After Bybit's $1.4B Hack

THORChain was one of the platforms Bybit hackers used to launder funds, according to observers.

Thor hammer (UnSplash)

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CME Bitcoin March Futures Gap Jumps By Over $9K

March futures opened at $95K early today, gapping higher by over $9K from Friday's high.

CME Bitcoin March futures gap higher. (TradingView)