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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Bitcoin Price Makes Another Run at $100K as U.S. Traders Return After Thanksgiving

Bitcoin's price premium on Coinbase rebounded after flipping negative during the recent pullback, suggesting that American traders may be driving the rally.

Bitcoin Price Index (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Set to Have Its Fourth Strongest Month Since October 2021

Bitcoin is currently up over 36% for November, which has only been beaten by three other months since October 2021.


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Bitcoin Miners Approach $40B Market Cap as Difficulty Set for Fifth Straight Increase

The bitcoin hashrate is still soaring as mining difficulty looks to increase for a fifth consecutive time.

Mining equipment (Shutterstock)

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Short-Term Bitcoin Holders Have Moved Nearly $8B Worth of BTC to Exchanges, Signaling Price Bottom: Van Straten

As bitcoin approached $100,000 we saw record notional profit-taking, however, as bitcoin dropped to almost $90,000 we are seeing record notional loss-taking.

BTC: Short Term Holders in Loss to Exchanges (Glassnode)

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MicroStrategy Retail Investors Caught Out on the Wrong Side of MSTR Trade

MicroStrategy is down almost 40% from its all-time high of just over $540 a share.

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Have 163K More BTC to Sell, History Indicates: Van Straten

Long-term holders have sold almost 550,000 BTC as the rising price spurs profit-taking.


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Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Makes Mammoth BTC Purchase, Adding 55,500 Tokens for $5.4B

This latest acquisition took place over the past few days, with current holdings now valued at nearly $38 billion.

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)

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Bitcoin Options Worth $9B Expire Friday, Traders May be Thankful for the Post-Thanksgiving Volatility

Approximately 45% ($4.2 billion) of the notional value in bitcoin that is set to expire is currently "in the money".

OI by Strike Price: Nov 29 (Deribit)

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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.

Tug of War. (falco/Pixabay)

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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)