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 Buys 196 Bitcoin for $22.1M

Last week's bitcoin purchase was funded through common stock sales and perpetual preferred stock issuance.

Executive Chairman of Strategy Michael Saylor

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IBIT’s Options Market Fuels Bitcoin ETF Dominance, Report Suggests

Unchained and analyst Checkmate highlight how iShares Bitcoin Trust leveraged ETF options have reshaped flows and bitcoin’s volatility profile.

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From SPACs to Cash-Flow Buys: How DATs Are Plotting the Next Growth Phase

Strive's Semler buy, the first DAT-to-DAT deal, cements “Bitcoin per share” as the key metric while setting the stage for a broader wave of consolidation.

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

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Bitcoin Trails Equities, Metals, and USD in Q3. Here Is a Key Level to Watch for Next Move

Options expiry and key technical levels weigh on BTC as equities and bitcoin trends diverge.

Bull and bear market (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)

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Cipher Mining Prices $1.1B Upsized Convertible Note Offering

Proceeds are intended to support Barber Lake buildout, HPC expansion, and capped call transactions to reduce share dilution.

CIFR (TradingView)

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Cipher Mining Stock Gains 5% on Google AI Hosting Deal

Tech giant to secure equity stake through long-term partnership with Fluidstack.

Bitcoin miners (Shutterstock)

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U.S. Treasury Action to Blame for Bitcoin’s Break From Global M2, Raoul Pal Says

The sharper impact on bitcoin may be tied to significant selling from long-held coins, contributing to the deviation from the global M2 trend.

Raoul Pal speaks at CoinDesk Consensus (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Miners Surge on Speculation of OpenAI-Driven Energy Demand

Publicly traded miners are riding the AI infrastructure boom as investors bet excess capacity can fuel high-performance computing.

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