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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Dormant Bitcoin Comes Back to Life as 4.65M BTC Reenters Circulation in 2025

Data shows long-term holders have driven an unprecedented wave of distribution across 2024 and 2025.

Revived Supply Breakdown (Checkmate)

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Strive Raises $160 Million in Bitcoin Buying Power After Upsized Preferred Stock Offering

Upsized 2 million-share SATA issuance priced at $80 includes a 12% dividend and potential bitcoin allocation.

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Another Piece of Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Strategy May Be Falling Into Place

With the perpetual preferred share STRC now trading at par, Strategy may unlock a new path to acquire bitcoin through its at-the-market program.

Chart of STRC price(TradingView)

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Bitcoin Bulls' Last Stand? $95K, According to This Well-Followed Analyst

Nearly 57% of all money ever invested in bitcoin is in the red at the $100,000 level according to James Check.

Custer's last stand

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This Bitcoin Price Pattern Has Emerged 3 Times Since Late 2023, Triggering Corrections

Key moving averages remain crucial support levels as long-term investors trim holdings, adding pressure to the ongoing bull market.

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Adam Back and Switzerland’s FUTURE Secure 28M Swiss Francs to Build Bitcoin Treasury

Funding round backed by Fulgur Ventures, Nakamoto, and TOBAM positions FUTURE as an institutional bridge between Bitcoin and global capital.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (second from right) speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

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Bitcoin Treasury Firm Bubble Comes Full Circle as Sequans Unloads BTC to Cut Debt

Sequans sold 970 Bitcoin to redeem half of its convertible debt, reducing total liabilities from $189 million to $94.5 million.

SQNS Share Price (TradingView)

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MARA Holdings Outlines AI and Energy Shift with MPLX LOI; Q3 Results Impress

MPLX will supply natural gas from its Delaware Basin processing plants to MARA’s planned gas-fired power facilities.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Mining Profitability Slumps as Hashprice Falls to Multi-Month Low

Hashprice drops to $43.1 PH/s as bitcoin’s price correction, low fees and record hash rate squeeze miners’ margins.

Hashprice (Luxor)

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Bitcoin Nears Lowest Since June as U.S. Government Shutdown Hits Joint Longest

The bitcoin price is approaching $103,000 as the federal shutdown ties the 2018–2019 record while dollar the strengthens and tech market futures decline.

FastNews (CoinDesk)