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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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Tops 100T for First Time, Piling Pressure on Small Miners

The Bitcoin hashrate, on a seven-day moving average, hit a record high of 755 EH/s last week.

BTC: Miner percent mined supply spent (Glassnode)

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Bitcoin Hits Record High Against BlackRock's U.S. Treasury ETF as Investors Search for Returns: Van Straten

At the same time, crypto investors are looking to reduce risk ahead of the U.S. election, driving bitcoin's crypto-market dominance to a cycle high.

U.S. Treasury Department (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Likely to Rally After the U.S. Election, Irrespective of Who Wins, History Shows: Van Straten

Whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump becomes U.S. president probably won't dictate bitcoin’s price growth.

The White House in Washington D.C. (Tabrez Syed/Unsplash)

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U.S. Added Just 12K Jobs in October, Far Short of 113K Expected

The October employment numbers are among the last pieces of economic data that could factor into the elections and Fed policy meeting next week.

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Bitcoin's Drop on Thursday Spurred Panic Sales Among Short-Term Holders: Van Straten

Over $2 billion worth of bitcoin was sent to exchanges at a loss on Thursday, the most since August's yen carry trade unwind, as bitcoin fell below $70,000.

BTC: Transfer Volume from STHs in Loss to Exchanges (Glassnode)

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Degens Are Searching for Further Leverage on MicroStrategy and Winning Massively

The T-REX 2X long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU) has rallied 235% since its introduction six weeks ago, an annualized equivalent return of 57,000%, according to Bloomberg analysis.

Michael Saylor at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee

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Bitcoin Approaches All-Time Highs as Daily OTC Desk Inflows Drop to Year's Lows: CryptoQuant

Over-the-counter desks hold 416,000 bitcoin valued around $30 billion, a level that has remained stagnant for the past month.

Bitcoin flow to over-the-counter desks (CryptoQuant)

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Bitcoin Profit-Taking Continues as BTC Price Nears High. Is Bhutan Next to Sell?

The Bhutan government recently deposited almost 1,000 BTC into a Binance deposit address. It holds $900 million of the asset.

Gangtey Goemba Monastery in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan

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Here Are 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Open Interest Set Record Highs as BTC Price Surge to $71K

U.S. listed spot ETF inflows continue to break records, as CME open interest spikes in the past 24 hours.

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Crypto.com Overtakes Coinbase to Dominate North American Crypto Trading, Data Shows

The crypto exchange's volume has nearly quadrupled between mid-year and September.

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek during a 2022 interview (Crypto.com)