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 rises to one-month high of $73,800, continuing to outperform since start of Iran war

Falling oil prices are helping, but a bounce seemed in the cards after some of the worst sentiment in bitcoin's history.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Friday (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin holds above $71,000, defying rising dollar, oil and U.S. bond yields

Stronger dollar, rising Treasury yields, and tech equities treading water contrast with bitcoin’s resilience amid geopolitical tensions.

North Sea oil rig.

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Here is what $100 oil means for Bitcoin network

Research shows that only 8% to 10% of global Bitcoin hashrate runs in oil-sensitive power markets, suggesting that geopolitical shocks may affect BTC prices more than mining costs.

Oil rig operating during the sunset (Maria Lupan/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin selling intensifies across all wallet sizes despite price holding near $70,000

Glassnode’s Accumulation Trend Score drops to 0.04 as smaller wallet cohorts offload BTC while macro headwinds intensify.

Accumulation Trend Score by Cohort (Glassnode)

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Strategy’s STRC buys an estimated 7,000 bitcoin this week, but Two Prime CEO warns ‘no free lunch’

Two Prime CEO Alexander Blume says the high yield product driving the buying surge carries risks despite strong momentum.

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 climbs the wall of worry amid escalating Iran war and stock market losses

BTC holds near $70,000 and outperforms major assets during Middle East tensions, even as derivatives data and fear indicators signal deep market pessimism.

Fear grips crypto market (Patrick Hendry/Unsplash)

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Strategy's STRC preferred series gets $50 million investment from fellow BTC treasury company Strive

Strive also added to its bitcoin holdings and boosted the dividend on its own SATA preferred stock.

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

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U.S. February CPI matches forecasts, reinforcing expectations for no near-term rate cuts

The price of bitcoin was trading at $69,500 following the news, down 1.2% over the past 24 hours.

Wooden block tiles spell out the word "inflation"

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Oracle jumps 11% premarket as AI demand challenges 'SaaS apocalypse' fears

Cloud and AI growth beat expectations while investors grow less worried about Oracle’s debt plans and software disruption.

Oracle building

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Bitcoin climbs past $71,000 as oil shock fears continue to ease

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Tuesday said it will convene an extraordinary meeting of its member countries to consider releasing emergency oil reserves.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on March 10 (Coindesk)