Latest from James Van Straten
Crypto Daybook Americas: BTC Holds Below $110K as QCP Sees ‘Tight Range’; Altcoins Outperform
Your day-ahead look for June 10, 2025

Strategy Shifts Capital Raise to Preferred Stocks as Common Share Issuance Loses Allure
Sales of STRK and STRF preferred shares allow Strategy to fund bitcoin purchases without diluting common shareholders.

Riot Sells $1.58M of Bitfarms Shares as Part of Investment Review
U.S.-based miner retains over 14% ownership after open market sales.

U.S. Added 139K Jobs in May, Roughly In Line With Forecasts
The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2%, also matching economist forecasts.

Leverage Reconfigures in Q1: DeFi Recovers, CeFi Quietly Expands, Treasury Debt Mounts
Galaxy’s latest report shows crypto leverage fell overall, but structural shifts in DeFi, CeFi and treasury financing signal rising interdependence and hidden risk.

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Faces Bearish June Seasonality as ETF Flows Slow
Your day-ahead look for June 5, 2025

Investment Advisers Become Top Holders of Spot Bitcoin ETFs, Ether ETF Demand Rises
13F filings show investment advisers dominate institutional crypto ETF exposure, with growing interest in ether alongside Bitcoin.

Elon Musk Blasts U.S. Spending Bill as Debt Nears $37T
Tesla CEO calls Trump’s spending package the ‘Debt Slavery Bill’.

Korea's K Wave Media Soars 155% on $500M Bitcoin Treasury Plan
Aspiring to become the “Korean Metaplanet,” K Wave Media is selling $500 million in common stock to fund initial BTC purchases.

Semler Scientific Acquires Additional 185 Bitcoin, Bringing Holdings to Nearly $500M
The latest purchase was for $20 million and the company has now tapped its April 15 common stock issuance program for $136.2 million to fund bitcoin buys.

