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.

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Markets

Bitcoin’s Realized Capitalization Climbs to Record High Even as Spot Price Drops

The on-chain metric is rising despite bitcoin falling to more than 12% below its all-time high.

Bitcoin: Realized Cap Drawdown (Glassnode)

Markets

Strategy Qualifies for S&P 500, Inclusion Decision Could Come on Friday

After a record Q2 with $10 billion net income and a growing bitcoin balance, Strategy meets all index criteria as the S&P committee prepares its September announcement.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

Markets

Metaplanet Bitcoin Purchase Takes Holdings to 20K BTC, Overtaking Riot Platforms

1,009 BTC purchase worth $112M is biggest since July, shares drop 5.5%

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Markets

Bitcoin's Rough August Wiped Out Summer Rally; What September Might Bring

There's not an unlimited pool of capital available for crypto, and ether attracted the big money this month.

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Strategy’s Preferred Shares Form a Bullish Circle Around Bitcoin

Billions raised through STRK, STRF, STRD and STRC cement Strategy’s role as the top corporate Bitcoin proxy in 2025.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

Markets

AMBTS Raises $23.2M to Build Bitcoin Treasury, Targets 1% of BTC in Circulation

The Amdax-backed initiative sets sights on Euronext listing; The founder of bitcoin miner Hut 8 is among the investors.

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Markets

Bitcoin Faces Mounting Pressure Below Key Cost Bases

Realized price levels highlight investor stress and looming psychological thresholds

Realized Price by STH (Glassnode)

Finance

IREN Posts First Full-Year Profit on AI Cloud Growth, Mining Expansion; Shares Climb

The stock rose 13% pre-market with IREN closing in on MARA as the world’s biggest bitcoin and AI miner by market cap.

IREN (TradingView)

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Nvidia Earnings Loom Large, With Bitcoin Traders Eyeying Correlation

The options market is braced for a $270 billion swing as Nvidia results approach.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (Nvidia)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Underperforms Ether, Broader Market

Bitcoin, holding above $111,000 having bounced from lows earlier in the European day, is up less than 1% in 24 hours while the CoinDesk 20 Index has added 3.2%.

A trader sits in front of screens.