Latest from James Van Straten
Bitcoin shorts scramble for the exits as BTC climbs
Bitcoin surged from an intraday low near $86,200 to reclaim $90,000, driven by aggressive spot buying and a wave of short liquidations.
Bitcoin re-takes $90,000 as price spikes early in U.S. session
Surging metals prices and dovish comments from leading Fed chair contender Chris Waller were among the news items possibly boosting crypto prices.
Hut 8 stock surges 20% on Fluidstack AI data center deal
The bitcoin miner deepened its pivot into AI infrastructure with a $7 billion long term lease backed by Google.
Don't call it QE — the Fed's $40 billion bill buys may not shake crypto out of slump
There's a major difference between ensuring liquidity in short-term rate markets and the quantitative easing that juiced risk assets after during Covid and after 2008 financial panic.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund supports Metaplanet bitcoin plan ahead of EGM vote
Norges Bank, which holds a 0.3% stake in Metaplanet voted in favor of for all five proposals ahead of the Dec. 22 EGM.
Bitcoin long term holder supply hits 8 month low, breaking historical cycle patterns
Repeated distribution waves from long-term holders highlight how this bitcoin cycle is breaking from historical norms.
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin jumps to 20th among public BTC treasury companies
After its latest purchase, the company now holds 5,098 bitcoin worth nearly $450 million
CoreWeave collapse sparks fears of cracks in AI infrastructure boom
Bitcoin miners who pivoted business plans to high-performance computing benefitted greatly this year, but have seen sharp declines of late.
Most Influential: Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff, the outspoken gold advocate and notorious bitcoin critic, has been vindicated by the market’s performance, cementing his stance after years of skepticism towards digital assets.
U.S. added 64,000 jobs in November, with unemployment rate jumping to four-year high of 4.6%
Combined with softer than expected October data, this morning's numbers point to at least a modestly weaker jobs market as the economy heads into the end of the year.
