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, MicroStrategy (MSTR), and Semler Scientific (SMLR).

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Metaplanet Seeks to Raise Over $13M From Bond Sale to Buy More Bitcoin

Metaplanet raises 2 billion yen in zero-interest bonds to expand bitcoin holdings.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Strategy Is Down 50% From Its Highs. What Does It Mean for Its $43B Bitcoin Holdings?

Bitcoin's stumble begs the question asked during the last bear market: Is there a point at which Michael Saylor would be forced to liquidate part of the company's near-500,000 BTC stack?

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)

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Bitcoin's Lofty Max Pain Suggests Higher Spot Prices as $5B Options Expiry Approaches

Over $5 billion of notional value is set to expire this Friday on Deribit at 08:00 UTC.

Open Interest by Strike Price (Deribit)

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Bitcoin's Tuesday Bloodbath Was the Bottom, Analyst Says

Many on-chain metrics show signs of capitulation and seller exhaustion in bitcoin.

MSTR's price chart hints at bottoming pattern. (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

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GameStop Urged to Convert Its $5B Cash Into Bitcoin by Strive's CEO Matt Cole

GameStop has a unique opportunity to redefine itself as a market leader with its nearly $5 billion cash reserve, the letter said.

(Getty Images)

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Metaplanet Buys 135 More Bitcoin to Become a Top-15 Publicly Traded BTC Holder

Metaplanet now holds 2,235 BTC and its share price is less than 20% off its all-time high.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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U.S. Bitcoin ETFs Post Year's 2nd-Biggest Outflows as Basis Trade Drops Below 5%

On Monday, U.S. spot-listed bitcoin ETF outflows rose to $516 million as bitcoin tumbled toward $90,000.

BTC CME Annualized basis (Velo)

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Metaplanet Now Holds 2,100 Bitcoin, Purchases 68 More BTC

Metaplanet reaches a milestone of 0.01% of the total bitcoin supply.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Is Coiled Like a Spring, a Breakout of This Range Is Coming: Van Straten

Bitcoin’s volatility is near one of its lowest levels in years, and it is primed for a short-term move.

Choppiness Index (Checkonchain)

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Strategy Could Be Eligible for S&P 500 Inclusion in June if Bitcoin Closes Q1 Above $96K

The last hurdle for MSTR to qualify for the S&P 500 is to achieve positive GAAP net income over the trailing 12 months.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)