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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The Runes revival: Bitcoin traffic hits a two-year high as transactions blast past 820,000

A surge in Rune protocol activity is pushing Bitcoin transaction counts and fee generation to multi year highs.

Number of New Runestones (Glassnode)

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Live markets: Bitcoin claws back some of the losses after Micron beats earnings

Battered crypto sector gets some relief after Micron beats earnings, bringing back some risk appetite to the market.

Micron gives late boost to crypto (Getty Images)

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AI chipmaker Cerebras down 11% after first public earnings report

While revenue was up 92% from year-ago levels, the company forecasted a lower core gross margin next quarter.

CBRS (TradingView)

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Bitcoin may need to plunge 15% or more to mark bottom, according to this long-time indicator

With bitcoin testing its 200 week moving average, on-chain data suggests the $50,000 to $54,000 range could become the next key battleground.

Realized Price (Glassnode)

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Hut 8 to pay $2.35 million to settle investor suit over U.S. Bitcoin merger

The former bitcoin miner denied any wrongdoing related to its 2023 merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp.

A fountain pen and spectacles rest on top of blank form for a lawsuit filing.

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Live updates: Saylor's Strategy sinks to new 52-week low as bitcoin drops to $62,000

Crypto prices are again on the defensive amid a global stock rout set off by a 10% plunge in South Korea's Kospi.

pen rests on paper showing sketched graph going lower.

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Strategy added $35 million in bitcoin, $300 million in cash reserves last week

The boost to cash reserves is meant to reassure investors about dividend payments on the company's hard-hit preferred shares, STRC.

Strategy's Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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Live markets: Bitcoin gives up morning gains as Nasdaq sheds more than 1%

Eased ETF selling and improving risk appetite are being offset by a firmer dollar and cautious institutional flows, leaving bitcoin range-bound, one analyst said.

Rising candle chart on monitor screen (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

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How STRC lost its par: The timeline behind Strategy's preferred-stock meltdown

From a bond buyback and dwindling cash reserves to a bitcoin bear market, the sequence of events that turned STRC's par-value challenge into a marketwide debate.

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

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Digital credit market hit by huge selloff as Strive CEO blames leverage liquidations

Matt Cole says forced selling from leveraged investors pushed STRC and SATA sharply lower before both rebounded.

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