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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Policy

Palantir's Europe head warns the region is 'missing the boat' on AI just as it did with the internet

The Palantir UK chief said the U.S. is racing ahead on enterprise AI while Europe hesitates, and explained why he thinks the company faces intense political attacks.

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Bitcoin falls below $83,000 as dollar strength keeps markets on edge

Bitcoin and gold hold steady as a firm dollar and rising bond yields weigh on sentiment, while IREN secures a multiyear cloud services deal with Anthropic.

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MARA transfers $81.1 million in bitcoin to Galaxy Digital as strategy pivots to AI

The bitcoin miner’s transfer does not confirm a sale, but comes as its treasury has fallen from 53,822 BTC in February to 35,577 BTC in August.

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

Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin slips from day's highs, set to close week with a loss

Bitcoin ETFs lost $244 million on Thursday and the ZEC fund extended a run of October outflows. Bitcoin is back near $82,000 after a $1 billion liquidation.

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Over 6 million bitcoin sit behind exposed public keys as AI warnings mount

Glassnode co-founder's latest figures show growing public-key exposure as Justin Drake urges preparations for potential AI attacks on wallet cryptography.

Share of BTC Supply with an Exposed Public Key (Glassnode)

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Live updates: Bitcoin pulls off worst levels late in Thursday session

Crypto markets tumbled on Thursday, with cryptography fears, rising oil prices and interest rates, and the one-year anniversary of last October's flash crash on traders' radar.

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Live updates: Bitcoin edges up from worst levels as yields pull back

Ether underperformed, losing 6% after Tom Lee said Bitmine would soon stop purchasing additional ETH.

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Bitcoin’s recovery stalls just short of rescuing its last underwater cohort

Yearly buyer cohorts and U.S. spot ETF investors offer a map of potential support and resistance as bitcoin retreats below $84,000.

Yearly Volume Weighted Cost Basis (Checkonchain)

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Live updates: Bitcoin remains locked in range as stocks notch another new record high

FxPro says a slide below $84,000 would hand control to sellers and put $80,000 in play. Minutes from the Fed's last meeting come out Wednesday.

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U.S.- China AI race heats up as Chinese rivals secure billions ahead of IPOs

DeepSeek and Moonshot attract fresh capital ahead of planned listings, while OpenAI courts major investors.

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