James Van Straten

James Van Straten is a Senior Analyst at CoinDesk, specializing in Bitcoin and its interplay with the macroeconomic environment. Previously, James worked as a Research Analyst at Saidler & Co., a Swiss hedge fund, where he developed expertise in on-chain analytics. His work focuses on monitoring flows to analyze Bitcoin's role within the broader financial system.

In addition to his professional endeavors, James serves as an advisor to Coinsilium, a UK publicly traded company, where he provides guidance on their Bitcoin treasury strategy. He also holds investments in Bitcoin and Strategy (MSTR).

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Bitcoin implied volatility drops to 7 month low despite macro risks

BTC's implied volatility is a picture of calm even as financial headlines warn of macro risks.

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Live markets: Yet another Iran peace deal and Mark Cuban sells his bitcoin

Hyperliquid's HYPE is the outlier in crypto, rising 16.5% over the past 24 hours to a new record high.

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Bitcoin's long-term holder supply approaches record high, breaking multi-year downtrend

Long-term holder supply has surged by more than 2 million coins to 16.3 million BTC during the current bear market.

Long/Short Term Holder Supply (CheckonChain)

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The $6 billion expiration countdown: Traders pile into $82,000 bitcoin calls ahead of May 29 expiry

Deribit’s bitcoin open interest has overtaken BlackRock’s IBIT as traders brace for a showdown between $75K max pain and $80K call positioning.

Open Interest by Strike Price (Deribit)

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Live markets: SpaceX files for massive IPO as Nvidia earnings beat Street expectations

Bitcoin is lower by more than 4% over the past week, but has remained in a very tight range around $77,000 for the last three days.

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These bitcoin metrics suggest February’s $60,000 selloff may have marked the bottom

Realized cap stabilization, historically elevated RHODL readings and deeply negative funding rates all point toward a potential cycle low for bitcoin forming earlier this year.

RHODL Ratio (Glassnode)

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Bitfinex traders double down on bitcoin during five-day slide as longs hit 2.5-year high

Margin longs on Bitfinex have climbed to a two-and-a-half year high as bitcoin struggles below key technical resistance near $78,000.

BTCUSD Longs (TradingView)

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Strategy to repurchase $1.5 billion of 2029 convertible bonds using cash or bitcoin sales

Led by Michael Saylor, the company aims to retire half of its outstanding 0% 2029 converts as it restructures liabilities tied to its bitcoin treasury strategy.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

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IREN closes $3 billion convertible notes deal amid AI infrastructure expansion

Bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure operator secures one of the sector’s largest financings as investor demand drives multiple upsizes.

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Strategy’s STRC stock logs record $1.5 billion trading volume, funds 11,707 bitcoin purchase

Heavy trading volume ahead of the ex-dividend date pushed STRC to its busiest session on record.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk Television)