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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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)

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Tom Lee says trillions in tech IPO supply won't crash the S&P 500

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee argues that trillions in new IPO supply from SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI could ultimately be absorbed by underallocated investors.

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine and cofounder of Fundstrat, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

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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.

Bitcoin

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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.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk

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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)