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 an investment in Bitcoin.

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Markets

Bitcoin weathers September storm as rate hikes and Clarity act setback test bulls

Bitcoin is down just 1.5% in its historically weakest month and remains on track for its first quarterly gain in a year, despite rising rates, surging oil and a stronger dollar.

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Live updates: Bitcoin climbs over $80,000 as crypto shakes off Clarity failure and higher interest rates

Another central bank hiked rates overnight, this time the Bank of Japan. The move failed to halt the slide in the yen.

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Live updates: Bitcoin edges higher as Nasdaq climbs 1.7% in wake of Fed rate hike

The SEC debuted its long-awaited "innovation exemption," providing a roadmap for blockchain-based venues to offer tokenized securities.

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Bitcoin faces 2022 parallels as Federal Reserve resumes rate increases

Bitcoin’s drawdown mirrors its position before the Fed’s first hike in March 2022, raising questions over whether a relief rally could precede further losses.

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Fed raises rates by 25 basis points in first hike since July 2023

The widely expected move places the U.S. Federal Reserve's benchmark fed funds rate range at 3.75%-4.0%.

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Two Prime makes onchain finance push with $10 million-backed bitcoin yield vault

Two Prime expands into onchain finance with a bitcoin lending vault built on Pareto for institutional investors.

Alexander Blume, founder and CEO of Two Prime, speaks at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin steady as stocks slide following Fed rate hike, Warsh press conference

Privacy token zcash, meanwhile, is up 130% over 30 days and trades near its all-time highs from 2016.

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Bitcoin's Coinbase premium sinks to one-month low, here’s why

Weakening U.S. demand, a setback for the Clarity act and expectations of a fed rate hike weigh on bitcoin.

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Nigel Farage-backed Stack BTC plans to acquire a gold dealer for $16 million to fund bitcoin buy

The proposed acquisition would use cash flow from precious metals sales to build bitcoin holdings.

Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)