Latest from James Van Straten
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

LIVE: Senate Banking Committee advances Clarity Act to full Senate floor
The Senate Banking Committee debated amendments before ultimately voting on the market structure legislation on Thursday.

