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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Bitcoin slips below $70,000, Circle's 16% slide leads crypto stock sell-off

Market participants are now pricing in rate hikes, and it could be weighing on risk assets.

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Bitcoin may have already bottomed out near $60,000. Here’s why.

Implied volatility indicators DVOL and BVIV suggest peak fear has passed, with crypto leading traditional markets in pricing risk.

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Bitcoin finds stability at 2023 investor cost basis, echoing past cycle

Onchain cost basis data suggests $60,000 is a critical support, with deeper historical support near $54,000.

Stable Stability Balance (Unsplash)

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Strategy tops up capital-raising plans, bringing potential bitcoin buying power back to $42 billion

Expanded share issuance plans and new Wall Street partners boost capital raising firepower.

Strategy CEO Michael Saylor

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H100 eyes Europe’s largest bitcoin treasury with 3,500 BTC in proposed acquistions

Proposed bitcoin-for-bitcoin acquisition of Moonshot and Never Say Die would triple the company's holdings and expand institutional scale.

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Strategy returns to 'small' bitcoin purchases, adding $76.6 million in BTC last week

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, Strategy acquired 1,031 bitcoin, bringing holdings to 762,099 coins.

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

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Bitcoin surges above $71,000 as Trump postpones Iran strikes for 5 days

Trump said that the two countries held "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East."

U.S. President Donald Trump  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin clings to monthly gains, historic losing streak still in play

Bitcoin shows early signs of outperformance against gold, with the BTC gold ratio rebounding toward 16 ounces after a steep cycle drawdown.

Bitcoin barely clings to monthly gains. (Tyler Stableford/Getty images)

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Gold falters as macro pressures build, bitcoin holds liquidity trend

Rising real rates and inflation risks weigh on gold, while bitcoin continues to consolidate.

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Strategy set for second-biggest bitcoin buying quarter despite BTC price slide

First-quarter purchases have reached 89,618 BTC so far, the most since fourth-quarter 2024, and the quarter is not yet over.

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