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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Markets

Strategy logs record STRC equity issuance on Monday, buys estimated 1,420 bitcoin

The company amended its Omnibus Sales Agreement to allow multiple agents to execute sales of the same security outside regular trading hours.

Strategy CEO Michael Saylor

Markets

Stock market volatility hits one-year high, possibly marking bitcoin bottom

Bitcoin has its own volatility gauge (BVIV), and that spiked in early February, suggesting crypto markets may have already experienced their panic phase.

BTC vs VIX (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin is beating stocks and gold as the Middle East conflict rattles global markets

Bitcoin has outperformed precious metals and U.S. equities since the war in Iran first began, softening sentiment after a rough start to the year.

Skyline of the Iranian capital, Tehran

Finance

Nigel Farage takes 6% stake in UK bitcoin treasury firm Stack BTC

Reform UK leader backs London-listed company chaired by former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng as it expands bitcoin strategy.

Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

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Markets

'No deal with Iran': Trump demands unconditional surrender, sending oil surging, bitcoin and stocks lower

The outlook for the Fed grew cloudier on Friday, as the employment market weakened appreciably even as inflation could be worsening.

Donald Trump (Credit: Library of Congress on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

U.S. unexpectedly lost 92,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate rose to 4.4%

Bitcoin remained under pressure even as the data likely puts back in play the chances of Fed rate cuts in the first half of 2026.

Sign saying "Now Hiring" sits on a lawn.

Markets

Bitcoin drops toward $70,000 ahead of U.S. jobs data; oil price rises on Iran war

Investors are turning more defensive as geopolitical tensions rise and key U.S. labor market data approaches.

North Sea oil rig.

Markets

CleanSpark sold 97% of February bitcoin production to fund AI pivot

The cash flow generated will support the bitcoin miner's expansion into AI and high-performance computing data centers.

Racks of mining machines.

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Markets

Core Scientific secures up to $1 billion loan facility from Morgan Stanley

The company initially closed a $500 million loan facility that includes an accordion feature allowing the total commitment to expand to $1 billion..

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Markets

Chamath Palihapitiya questions bitcoin’s role as central bank reserve asset

Billionaire Venture capitalist points to privacy and fungibility concerns, while debate grows over corporate bitcoin strategies such as Strategy’s massive holdings.

Chamath Palihapitiya (JD Lasica/Flickr Creative Commons)