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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What's next as hot money cycle has gone from crypto to gold to AI to memory

As bitcoin and gold momentum fades, investor flows are increasingly rotating into AI infrastructure, semiconductor and memory-related equities.

BTC, Gold, NVIDIA, SNDK, MU (TradingView)

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Bitcoin’s famous CME gaps are about to disappear, though three remain unresolved

The launch of round-the-clock bitcoin futures trading eliminates the long-standing CME weekend gap and marks another step toward fully integrated institutional crypto markets.

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Live markets: bitcoin slides to new monthly low below $75,000 on report of strikes against Iran

Memory chip stocks are attracting capital and attention, with crypto markets settling into apathy.

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IREN shares jumps on $1.6 billion Dell deal to expand AI cloud business

The Dell agreement will support IREN’s expanding AI cloud business and boost projected annualized revenue to $4.4 billion by 2027.

Bitcoin hash rate has surged in 2024 (Hashage)

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Bitcoin drops to 13th largest asset as capital flees to AI and precious metals

Bitcoin’s weak 2026 performance has coincided with sharp gains in metals and semiconductor giants, raising concerns that the cryptocurrency could continue losing ground.

Semiconductor manufacturer TSMC did not mention crypto mining in its latest earnings. (Unsplash)

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Whale alert: Someone dumped $1.29 billion of BlackRock's bitcoin ETF in a dark pool trade

The big sale happened amid a broader continued exodus from U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs.

Whale diving (foco44/Pixabay)

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Strive acquires 1,109 bitcoin, raising total holdings to 16,500 coins

ASST climbs 133% in three months as Strive grows holdings to 16,500 BTC and explores fresh capital raising options.

Strive CEO Matt Cole speaks at BTC Asia in Hong Kong (screenshot)

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Strategy taps cash reserve to retire $1.5 billion in convertible debt

Michael Saylor and team funded the repurchases using cash as it restructures liabilities tied to its BTC treasury strategy.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Bitcoin caught between critical onchain support and an options showdown

Heavy supply concentration and large options positioning continue to suppress volatility and keep bitcoin range-bound.

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IREN co-founder says AI’s biggest bottleneck is infrastructure, not chips

Dan Roberts outlines IREN’s strategy to build a vertically integrated AI platform spanning power, data centers, GPUs and enterprise software.

Mining equipment (Shutterstock)