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.

James Van Straten

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Marchés

This Trend Has Marked Local Tops in Bitcoin, but This Time May Be Different

Despite increasing by 450,000 BTC since July, short-term holders remain below prior highs, signaling tempered market sentiment.

Long/Short

Marchés

Bitcoin Under Pressure as Japanese Bond Yield Hits 17-Year High, Yen Depreciates

The hardening of Japanese government bond yields could spillover into other sovereign bond markets, capping upside in risk assets, including BTC.

Japan 10-year Yield (TradingView)

Marchés

Bitcoin Miner IREN Jumps 9% After Securing New Multi-Year AI Cloud Contracts

AI and HPC stocks are moving higher again, with IREN, Bitfarms, and Hive Digital extending their rally on rising GPU and cloud momentum.

CoinDesk

Publicité

Marchés

KindlyMD Partners with Antalpha on $250M Bitcoin-Backed Financing Deal

The deal aims to expand Naka's bitcoin treasury and strengthen long-term balance sheet flexibility.

Bitcoin News

Marchés

Ken Griffin Sounds Alarm as Gold Futures Tops $4,000 and Dollar Weakens

Citadel CEO warns of asset inflation and “de-dollarization” as investors seek safety in gold, bitcoin, and other hard assets.

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for The New York Times)

Marchés

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs Log $1B Inflows Again, a Level That’s Marked Local Tops Six Times Before

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is now its most profitable ETF for BlackRock, generating an estimated $244.5 million in annual revenue with nearly $100 billion in assets.

BlackRock ETFs Revenue and AUM (Source: Bloomberg Intelligence & Eric Balchunas)

Marchés

AI/HPC Bitcoin Miners Rally as AMD Soars 30% on OpenAI Deal

OpenAI’s multi-billion-dollar chip agreement with AMD fuels sector-wide gains across artificial intelligence and high-performance computing stocks.

Racks of mining machines.

Publicité

Marchés

Strategy Q3 Bitcoin Gains Were $3.9B; No Weekly Buys for First Time Since April

Shares were higher in premarket action alongside bitcoin's weekend gain to a new record price.

Strategy CEO Michael Saylor