Latest from James Van Straten
Don't call it QE — the Fed's $40 billion bill buys may not shake crypto out of slump
There's a major difference between ensuring liquidity in short-term rate markets and the quantitative easing that juiced risk assets after during Covid and after 2008 financial panic.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund supports Metaplanet bitcoin plan ahead of EGM vote
Norges Bank, which holds a 0.3% stake in Metaplanet voted in favor of for all five proposals ahead of the Dec. 22 EGM.
Bitcoin long term holder supply hits 8 month low, breaking historical cycle patterns
Repeated distribution waves from long-term holders highlight how this bitcoin cycle is breaking from historical norms.
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin jumps to 20th among public BTC treasury companies
After its latest purchase, the company now holds 5,098 bitcoin worth nearly $450 million
CoreWeave collapse sparks fears of cracks in AI infrastructure boom
Bitcoin miners who pivoted business plans to high-performance computing benefitted greatly this year, but have seen sharp declines of late.
Most Influential: Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff, the outspoken gold advocate and notorious bitcoin critic, has been vindicated by the market’s performance, cementing his stance after years of skepticism towards digital assets.
U.S. added 64,000 jobs in November, with unemployment rate jumping to four-year high of 4.6%
Combined with softer than expected October data, this morning's numbers point to at least a modestly weaker jobs market as the economy heads into the end of the year.
U.S. bitcoin, ether ETFs saw largest outflows in a month as prices tumbled Monday
Monday once again emerges as a pressure point for bitcoin, aligning ETF outflows with recurring bitcoin lows.
KindlyMD faces Nasdaq delisting risk after failing to meet minimum share price levels
The health-care and bitcoin treasury firm has six months to lift its share price above $1 for 10 consecutive days.
Strategy’s STRD credit spread has tightened over past month even as bitcoin struggles
The narrowing spread between yields on STRD and the 10-year U.S. Treasury could signal boosted demand for the preferred stock.
