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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Markets

Larger Cohorts Than U.S. ETFs or MicroStrategy Are Dictating Bitcoin Price: Van Straten

Since September, MicroStrategy and U.S.-listed spot ETFs have accumulated approximately 200,000 bitcoin each.

BTC: Long vs Short-Term Holder Threshold (Glassnode)

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Bitcoin Is Leaving Exchanges in Batches of $10M or More: Van Straten

Institutional appetite for bitcoin has grown since Donald Trump won the U.S. election back in November.

BTC: Net Transfer Volume from/to Exchanges Breakdown by Size (Glassnode)

Finance

Hut 8 Rises 12% Pre-Market Amid Social-Media Talk of Partnership With Meta

HUT shares climbed to just under $30 as of 10:00 UTC, over 11.75% higher than its Wednesday closing price of $26.69.

A Hut 8 mining facility (hut8.io)

Markets

Microsoft Shareholders Vote Down Bitcoin Treasury Proposal

The negative vote was expected even as MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor tried to convince Microsoft shareholders otherwise.

Microsoft shareholders voted against adding bitcoin to its company's treasury. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images)

Markets

Ether Hits $4,000 as Coinbase Premium and Ethereum Active Addresses Surge

ETH surpassed the level for the first time since March.

Chart of ETH/USD

Markets

U.S. Added 227K Jobs in November, Topping Estimates for 200K

Friday morning's jobs report is one of the last pieces of key economic data the Fed will see prior to its mid-December interest-rate decision.

United States Capitol Building in Washington D.C (ElevenPhotographs/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

U.S. Ether ETFs Post Record Inflows, Bitcoin ETFs Add Most in Two Weeks

The investment interest comes after ether added about 60% in a month.

Photo of bundles of dollars

Finance

Bitcoin at $100K: The Financial World Reacts

After BTC hit $100,000, growing from zero to $2 trillion in a decade and a half, CoinDesk rounded up reactions — from believers and skeptics — to the milestone.

People respond to BTC reaching $100,000, including Trump, Schiff and Bukele

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U.S. Crypto Stocks Surge in Pre-Market Trading as Bitcoin Tops $100K

MARA Holdings climbed on completing an $850 million offering of a zero-coupon convertible senior note.

Wall Street bull

Markets

Bitcoin Hits Milestone vs. Gold as Cycle Pattern Flags $120K by Year-End: Van Straten

The market price of bitcoin, priced in gold hit an all-time high of 39 ounces.

Market price of Bitcoin, priced in Gold ounces (TradingView)