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

U.S. Added 139K Jobs in May, Roughly In Line With Forecasts

The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2%, also matching economist forecasts.

The U.S. released January jobs numbers Friday morning (Ernie Journeys/Unsplash)

Markets

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.

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Markets

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.

Exchange-traded fund (viarami/Pixabay)

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Elon Musk Blasts U.S. Spending Bill as Debt Nears $37T

Tesla CEO calls Trump’s spending package the ‘Debt Slavery Bill’.

Elon Musk (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

Markets

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.

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

Markets

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.

A bull in a field (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

Markets

CoreWeave Stock Soars on $7B Data Center Deal With Applied Digital

Surging AI demand drives 276% YTD rally as CoreWeave secures major infrastructure capacity for HPC expansion.

cloud servers (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

MARA Sets Post-Halving Record With Highest Bitcoin Production Since January 2024

Strategic integration, proprietary mining pool, and rising hashrate fuel MARA’s standout May performance amid industry-wide difficulty spike.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk "First Mover" screenshot)