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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Adam Back's BSTR moving forward with public listing plans, hopes for April approval

Back remains optimistic despite the brutal price action in bitcoin and BTC treasury companies.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

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Cipher Digital shares rise 6% as the firm rebrands from bitcoin mining to HPC, earnings miss

The company's earnings came in below estimates as the miner leans into large scale data center buildout.

An engineer works with bitcoin mining rigs (Shutterstock)

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Over 400,000 BTC bought between $60k and $70k during bitcoin’s latest downturn

Glassnode data shows a 43% surge in supply clustered in the $60K to $70K range following bitcoin’s 50% decline from its October all time high.

BTC URPD (Glassnode)

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The ghost of the iPhone: Why Michael Saylor thinks bitcoin is mirroring Apple’s legendary ‘valley of despair’

Michael Saylor compared bitcoin’s 45% drawdown to Apple’s 2013 slump, arguing that enduring deep corrections is part of every successful technology investment.

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

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Canaan buys Cipher’s 49% of West Texas mining venture for $39.75 million in stock

The transaction gives Cipher a major shareholding in the Singapore-based company.

Racks of mining machines.

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Anthony Pompliano led Procap Financial dips toe into buybacks

The company, which has raised more than $750 million from investors, repurchased about $350,000 worth of its stock.

Anthony Pompliano. (CoinDesk)

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Strategy logs 100th bitcoin purchase announcement, adding 592 coins last week for $39.8 million

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company now holds 717,722 bitcoin, purchased at an average price of $76,020 per coin, for a total of $54.56 billion.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

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Pre-market trading stabilizes as bitcoin reclaims $66,000, Saylor eyes 100th BTC purchase

President Trump’s proposed tariffs and U.S. tensions with Iran have weighed on broader risk sentiment.

BTC Price (CoinDesk data)

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Bitdeer sold all its bitcoin to fund its move into AI data centers

Singapore based BTC and AI miner sells all holdings to build liquidity for expansion, signaling a broader shift in capital strategy across the sector.

Racks of mining machines.

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Bitcoin difficulty jumps 15% largest increase since 2021, despite price slump

Bitcoin difficulty rebounds to 144.4T as hashrate recovers to 1 ZH/s despite multi year low hashprice.

BTC (Difficulty Adjustment Percentage Change (Glassnode)