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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IREN closes $3 billion convertible notes deal amid AI infrastructure expansion

Bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure operator secures one of the sector’s largest financings as investor demand drives multiple upsizes.

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Strategy’s STRC stock logs record $1.5 billion trading volume, funds 11,707 bitcoin purchase

Heavy trading volume ahead of the ex-dividend date pushed STRC to its busiest session on record.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk Television)

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LIVE: Senate Banking Committee advances Clarity Act to full Senate floor

The Senate Banking Committee debated amendments before ultimately voting on the market structure legislation on Thursday.

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Strive’s SATA to become first U.S. listed security to pay daily cash dividends

The daily payout structure lifts the effective yield to 13.88% as the company eliminates all debt and expands its bitcoin treasury strategy.

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

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Cerebras, OpenAI, SpaceX: The IPO pipeline that could drain crypto

Cerebras Systems’ $5.5 billion IPO and soaring semiconductor stocks underscore how investor attention has shifted from bitcoin to artificial intelligence in 2026.

BTCUSD vs AI Equities (TradingView)

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Metaplanet delays preferred share listing amid challenging Japanese market structure

CEO Simon Gerovich says regulatory and infrastructure challenges are slowing the launch of Metaplanet's perpetual preferred share.

Japan flag in front of a building (Roméo A./Unsplash)

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The 2020 signal returns: Why the copper-to-gold breakout could point to bitcoin breakout

The ratio has climbed above its 200-day moving average for the first time meaningfully since September 2020, a move that has historically preceded major bitcoin rallies.

Copper/Gold Ratio, Bitcoin (TradingView)

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The $82,000 battle: bitcoin tests key resistance zone to form next major breakout

BTC is fighting a technical battle as it trades just below two closely watched long-term trend indicators: the 200-day Simple Moving Average and the 200-day Exponential Moving Average.

200DMA (CoinDesk)

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Live markets: Bitcoin climbs back to $80,800 as U.S. stocks bounce into the close

Inflation rose to a three-year high in April, according to this morning's Consumer Price Index report.

Poor inflation data hits markets (Getty Images)

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Hot inflation data pours cold water on Federal Reserve rate cut hopes

Bitcoin was trading at $80,814 following the news, down 1.2% over the past 24 hours.

Wooden block tiles spell out the word "inflation"