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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Markets

Bitcoin Profit-Taking Continues as BTC Price Nears High. Is Bhutan Next to Sell?

The Bhutan government recently deposited almost 1,000 BTC into a Binance deposit address. It holds $900 million of the asset.

Gangtey Goemba Monastery in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan

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Here Are 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Open Interest Set Record Highs as BTC Price Surge to $71K

U.S. listed spot ETF inflows continue to break records, as CME open interest spikes in the past 24 hours.

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Crypto.com Overtakes Coinbase to Dominate North American Crypto Trading, Data Shows

The crypto exchange's volume has nearly quadrupled between mid-year and September.

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek during a 2022 interview (Crypto.com)

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MicroStrategy Touches New Highs as Trading Volume Relative to Nvidia Surges

MicroStrategy is up over 240% year-to-date with the NAV premium approaching 3.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Climbs 3% to Retake $68K With Solana Outperforming, Ether Showing Relative Weakness

Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap led CoinDesk 20 gains, each rising more than 5%.

Bitcoin price action (CoinDesk)

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Gold Rally Needs to Pause for Bitcoin Price to Break All-Time High, Data Suggests

In the past seven days, over 1 million ounces have gone into gold ETFs, the biggest inflow since October 2022.

Gold (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Solana Hits Record vs. Ether, Outperforms Bitcoin as AI Memecoin Frenzy and Surging Revenues Fuel Rally

Solana was the best-performing asset in the CoinDesk 20 Index through the week, advancing 11%, while BTC and ETH declined.

Solana's SOL price (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High as Mining Revenue Rises; Signals Upcoming Bull Run

Bitcoin mining difficulty jumps 3.9%, hits 95.67T on Tuesday, amid record hashrate.

Miner Revenue vs Yearly Average (Glassnode)

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Finance

Metaplanet Raises $66M Through Stocks Acquisition Rights Program

Metaplanet completes its 11th series of stock acquisition rights, with Evo Fund securing a 14.9% ownership stake after exercising its stock acquisition rights.

Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin’s $4.2B October Options Expiry May Increase Short-Term Volatility

Approximately 16% ($682 million) of the notional value in bitcoin that is set to expire is currently “in the money.”

Open Interest by Strike Price (Deribit)