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

U.S. Added Just 22K Jobs in August as Unemployment Rate Rose to 4.3%

The soft numbers not only cement the case for a Fed rate cut later this month, but likely put a 50 basis point move on the table versus the previously expected 25.

The U.S. released January jobs numbers Friday morning (Ernie Journeys/Unsplash)

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MARA Mines 705 BTC in August as Treasury Holdings Top 52,000

Company holds 52,477 BTC, advances Texas wind farm and European growth while shares face year-to-date decline.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Hits $113K as BTC Dominance Approaches Two-Week High of 59%

BTC's upside gathered traction as options worth billions expired on Deribit.

BTC Dominance (TradingView)

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Public Firm Bitcoin Holdings Top 1 Million BTC

With more than 630,000 coins, Michael Saylor's Strategy leads the pack as that milestone is hit.

High-resolution image of numerous shiny gold bitcoin tokens stacked together.

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Strategy's Cycle Peak Aligned with IBIT Options Debut Last November

Strategy’s valuation cycle top came as BlackRock’s IBIT options launched, underscoring the interplay between equity-driven and ETF-based bitcoin exposure.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

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Gold Outshines in 2025 as Bitcoin-Gold Ratio Eyes Q4 Breakout

Gold’s 33% surge cements its role as the benchmark asset, while bitcoin’s long-term structure against gold signals a decisive move ahead.

Gold bars (Linda Hamilton/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin’s Old Guard Still Growing Despite Whale Selling

Glassnode data shows long-term holders growing their share of supply, challenging the narrative of widespread OG distribution.

BTC Hodl Waves: GLassnode

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Finance

Winklevoss Twins Back $147M Raise for Treasury’s Landmark European Bitcoin Listing

The Gemini co-founders are supporting Netherlands-based Treasury BV as it pursues a reverse listing on Euronext Amsterdam to become Europe’s leading bitcoin treasury company.

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Strategy Raises Dividend on STRC Offering to Attract Yield-Seeking Investors

The company boosted the yield on the perpetual preferred stock to try and edge STRC toward $100 target.

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