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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Strategy's credit risk falls as preferred equity value surpasses convertible debt

The bitcoin-owning company's capital structure is shifting toward permanent capital, reducing refinancing risk and damping credit volatility.

Strategy Executive Chaiman Michael Saylor (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Modified by CoinDesk)

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Strive proposes $150 million preferred stock sale to repay debt, buy bitcoin

The capital raise will support balance sheet restructuring and the company's bitcoin strategy.

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

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Michael Saylor's Strategy purchases another $2.13 billion in bitcoin

The company now holds 709,715 bitcoin, acquired for nearly $54 billion.

Strategy Executive Chaiman Michael Saylor (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Modified by CoinDesk)

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BlackRock’s PFF ETF has $380 million worth of exposure to MSTR's preferred equities

ETF allocations to Stretch, Strife, and Stride underscore institutional appetite for MSTR income securities.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

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Tech index futures, crypto stocks drop as U.S.-Europe trade tensions rise, bitcoin falls

Risk assets slide amid tariff uncertainty and rising global bond yields.

Chart of the Invesco QQQ ETF (TradingView)

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Bitcoin price consolidation nears 60-day window that's historically triggered rallies

Range-bound price action continues within a familiar cycle pattern.

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Bitcoin hashrate drops 15% from October high as miner capitulation drags into almost 60 days

Bitcoin mining difficulty set for a 4% decline, the seventh negative adjustment in the past eight.

BTC: Hash Ribon (Glassnode)

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Strive’s preferred stock hits par value, unlocking bitcoin funding channel

The perpetual preferred equity, SATA, moved above $100, giving Strive access to at-the-market issuance.

SATA (TradingView)

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Large bitcoin holders buy the most coins since the FTX collapse of 2022

The so-called Fish-to-Shark cohort added 110,000 BTC over the past 30 days, according to Glassnode.

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Riot Platforms surges 11% as lease deal with AMD marks major AI infrastructure pivot

The company sold nearly $100 million of bitcoin to fund the purchase of its 200-acre Rockdale site and signed a leasing agreement with Advanced Micro Devices that could deliver $1 billion in revenue.

AI data centers: (Shutterstock)