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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Riot extends $200 million Coinbase credit facility, and bitcoin weakness could mean more sales

The miner locked in fixed borrowing costs and extended maturity, but a shrinking BTC treasury and loan-to-value triggers leave little room for error if prices slide.

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

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Bitcoin rally shows signs of fatigue as key indicators turn bearish

Cooling U.S. demand, elevated Bitfinex whale positioning and a key on chain rejection point to short term downside during the Las Vegas Bitcoin conference.

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MARA Holdings targets bitcoin quantum threat and network resilience with new foundation

Bitcoin's future is not guaranteed, said CEO Fred Thiel at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk "First Mover" screenshot)

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Bitcoin at $40,000 would be 'near-unprecedented' statistical outcome, analyst says

Mean-reversion models suggest bearish targets imply a 0.4th percentile event, far beyond typical market corrections.

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U.S. government sits on $26.5 billion gain from Intel stake, as shares surge 22%

The surge in Intel shares, up more than 22% after earnings, has significantly boosted the value of the U.S. government’s position.

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The $145 billion math: Why bitcoin’s quantum threat is manageable, not existential

Quantum fears focus on vulnerable early wallets, but market data suggests even a worst case sell-off would be large, not catastrophic.

Comapring P2PK vs 90day sum of of Revived Supply (James Check)

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The DAT collapse: Pantera wants Satsuma to dump its bitcoin as shares crash 99%

Pantera Capital is urging London-listed Satsuma Technology to liquidate its remaining bitcoin holdings and return cash to shareholders.

Dan Morehead, CEO Pantera Capital

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Elon Musk's Tesla reports unchanged bitcoin holdings, books $173 million digital asset loss

The company's bitcoin stash remained at 11,509 BTC, worth about $880 million at bitcoin's current price of around $78,000.

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Bitcoin breaks Strategy's STRC ex-dividend date slump for the first time in six months

Bitcoin is seeing a short squeeze dynamic and steady U.S. demand to support gains.

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HIVE, Keel push deeper into AI data centers with capital raise, asset sale

HIVE raises $115M to expand data centers while Keel exits Latin America, redirecting funds into HPC and AI as both stocks climb 4%.

An engineer sits at a bank of crypto mining rigs.