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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Strategy’s STRC perpetual preferred stock returns to $100, may trigger more bitcoin buying

The bitcoin treasury company's perpetual preferred equity, STRC, hit $100 for the first time since early November.

STRC (TradingView)

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Bitcoin slides toward $91,000 with two CME pricing gaps coming into focus

Unfilled price gaps in futures and ETFs are emerging as key downside reference levels for bitcoin as weakness emerges.

Chart of CME bitcoin futures prices showing the two gaps. (TradingView)

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Metplanet valued at three-month high relative to bitcoin holdings after MSCI decision

Select bitcoin treasury equities gained after MSCI removed near-term index exclusion risk.

Chart of Metaplanet's mNAV (Metaplanet)

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Riot Platforms sold $200 million of bitcoin in 2025's last two months

VanEck’s head of digital assets said bitcoin sales and the AI trade are increasingly linked as miners fund infrastructure build-outs.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

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This metric suggests bitcoin's late November plunge was the bottom and major upside lies ahead

Extreme readings in the ratio between short-term holder supply in profit and short-term holder supply in loss have aligned with the end of bear markets.

BTC: Short-Term Holder

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Morgan Stanley files for bitcoin and solana ETFs, deepening crypto push

Wall Street heavyweight files for bitcoin trust amid rising institutional demand.

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)

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Largest bitcoin ETF inflow in three months signals institutional bid is back

Strong institutional demand returns as flows turn positive and bitcoin price recovers.

US Netinflow/Outflow ETF (Glassnode)

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Copper, gold and bitcoin: A macro signal to watch

The copper-to-gold ratio is breaking higher, a move that has historically aligned with key turning points in bitcoin cycles.

Copper pans hanging. (stux/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin eyes $94,000 as crypto prices manage early U.S. gains for second straight session

Digital asset treasury companies — 2025's worst performers — were leading crypto-related stock gains.

Bull statue

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Strategy boosted bitcoin holdings and cash reserve last week

The Michael Saylor-led company added 1,287 BTC and $62 million in cash via the sale of common stock.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson, modified by CoinDesk)