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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World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Has Indirect Bitcoin Exposure of More Than $355M

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund saw a 153% year-over-year increase in indirect bitcoin exposure in 2024, according to K33 Research.

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) sees non direct bitcoin exposure soar past $350 million (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Friday Futures: CME Group’s Top Crypto Launch Adds Options in February

These new financially settled contracts will expire daily from Monday to Friday.

CME Group to Launch Options on Bitcoin Friday Futures (OleksandrPidvalnyi/Pixabay)

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Ether's Worst Showing Versus Bitcoin Highlights Cycle of Diminishing Returns: Van Straten

The two tokens' relative performance is more a sign of bitcoin strength than ether's weakness, one observer said.

Ethereum: ETH/BTC Ratio Since Cycle Low (Glassnode)

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Tesla Marked Up Bitcoin Holdings Valuation in Q4, Booking a $600M Gain

New FASB rules allow for corporate bitcoin owners to mark those assets to market.

Elon Musk (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Takes Note of Elevated Inflation

Bitcoin initially fell on hawkish language in the Fed's policy statement, but later recovered.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (House Financial Services Committee)

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Institutions Are Primed for MicroStrategy's Preferred Stock Sale, Say Analysts

A "near perfect" instrument is how Bitwise's Jeff Park described the new offering.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

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M2 Money Supply Approaches All-Time High, Bullish Signal for Crypto: Van Straten

The U.S. M2 money supply continued to increase in December a bullish catalyst for risk-on assets.

M2 Money Supply Continues to Grow (Shutterstock)

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Tom Lee Calls Monday's Market Plunge a Great Buying Opportunity After AI, Crypto-Led Rout

On Monday, NVIDIA had the largest single-day market cap loss in history, erasing $465 billion in market cap.

KULR adds more bitcoin to treasury (Shutterstock)

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Short-Term BTC Holders Quit, CME Open Interest Slid by Record During Monday's Price Drop

As observed by many metrics, Monday's capitulation in bitcoin looks like a textbook local bottom.

Chart of one-day change in CME bitcoin open interest. (Glassnode)