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 Retail Investor Selling Signals Coming Pullback, but There Might be a Catch

Dubbed "smart money" of late, retail bitcoiners are starting to sell, but exchange balances are falling, suggesting plenty of buyers.

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Futures Open Interest on CME Surpasses 215K Bitcoin for the First Time as BTC Eyes $100K

Bitcoin has added $30,000 since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election and closing in on a $2 trillion market cap.

BTC: Binance vs CME: Futures Open Interest Dominance (Glassnode)

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Bitcoin ETF Options Introduction Marks Milestone, Despite Position Limits

BlackRock’s IBIT was the first U.S. spot bitcoin ETF to launch with options tied to it. The rest of the pack comes later Wednesday.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

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MicroStrategy Upsizes Debt Offering to $2.6B; Breaks Into Top 100 U.S. Public Companies by Market Cap

The company's stock is now up over 500% year-to-date, approaching a $100 billion market cap.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

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MARA Holdings Upsizes Convertible Notes Offering by $150M Amid Overwhelming Investor Demand

The second-biggest publicly traded bitcoin holding company is looking to increase its token stash and pay off existing debt.

MARA Holdings to Generate Single Digit Yield on 7,377 BTC (Bradley Keoun/CoinDesk)

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Semler Scientific Added 215 Bitcoin to Holdings, Bringing Stack to 1,273 BTC

The medical equipment company which recently adopted a bitcoin treasury strategy now owns $114 million worth of the crypto.

Bulls (Delphine Ducaruge /Unsplash)

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MARA to Offer $700M Convertible Senior Note, Shares Fall 5%

MARA holdings announce a $700 million convertible senior note due 2030, plans to acquire more bitcoin.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel interview at Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's Correlation to U.S. Equities and Ether Weakens: Van Straten

The total cryptocurrency market hits a new all-time high of $3.025 trillion as bitcoin consolidates around $92,000.

Price rising charts markets indices (Unsplash)

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Finance

From Real Estate and Stocks: Former Premier League Player's New-Found Love of Bitcoin

Soccer player George Boyd made over 100 Premier League appearances and has now joined crypto ETF issuer Jacobi Asset Management as an ambassador.

George Boyd playing for Burnley in 2016.  (Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin ETFs Witness Third Highest Outflow Since Launch, the Other Two Times Foreshadowed Price Bottoms

Bitcoin's price has now corrected approximately 6% since the all-time high break on Nov. 13.

BTC Price (Glassnode)