Latest from James Van Straten
Bitcoin’s Four-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate Drops to Record Low of 8%
Ethereum-to-bitcoin ratio hits lowest level since 2020, as four-year CAGR goes negative.

Metaplanet Increases Bitcoin Holdings With $13.5M Purchase and Bond Issuance
The Japanese hotel company has acquired more bitcoin and issues zero-interest bonds.

Bitwise Launches ETF of Firms Holding Over 1K Bitcoin, Strategy Takes a 20% Weighting
New ETF tracks public companies holding at least 1,000 bitcoin.

Bitcoin Fills Yet Another CME Futures Gap as BTC Price Dropped to $76,700
Another unfilled CME futures gap occurs between $84,200 and $85,900.

Trump’s First Inflation Report Due as Risk investors Seek Signs of Cooling
Slower inflation could raise the chance of interest-rate cuts that might boost riskier assets such as cryptocurrencies.

No Bottom in Sight as Bitcoin Funding Rate Swings
Bitcoin perpetual funding rates turned slightly negative, reaching an annualized rate of -2%.

Strategy Comes Off the Sidelines With $21B Preferred Stock ATM Offering
A fresh round of purchases of bitcoin would bring the company's holdings above 500,000 tokens.

Deja Vu Grips Crypto Market as BTC Mirrors Price Action Seen After U.S. Bitcoin ETF Launch: Van Straten
Is history repeating itself with another sell-the-news event from a major U.S. event?

Singapore Exchange Plans to Launch Bitcoin Perpetual Futures in 2025
SGX targets institutional investors with a regulated alternative to crypto derivatives.

Stablecoin Market Cap Tops $200B as U.S. Sees Industry Helping Maintain Dollar Dominance
Stablecoins have surged since the U.S. election amid economic shifts and U.S. Treasury strategy.

