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).

James Van Straten

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Core Scientific Shares Drop 15% as Microsoft Cuts CoreWeave Commitments

AI cloud provider faces setback as major client pulls back.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Strategy Has Taken 30% of the U.S. Convertible Debt Market in 2025

The stock has rebounded approxiamately 30% from the Feb. 28 lows.

Executive Chairman MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Chart Shows Back to Back Weekly Hammer Candles, Seen Only a Handful Of Times in BTC History

A hammer candle is where the lower or upper wick is 90% of the total range.

Weekly Hammer Candle Hunter (Checkonchain)

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ECB Expected to Cut Interest Rates as Traders Pile Into Fed Easing Bets

Renewed bias for rate cuts could ease financial conditions, offering bullish cues to risk assets, including bitcoin.

ECB is likely to cut rates Thursday. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin’s Risk-Adjusted Returns Took a Hit in February

The world's largest crypto is lower so far in 2025 after a number of violent price swings.

Price chart on an exchange (Nick Chong/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Open Interest Hits Lowest Level Since August

Binance open interest drops below 100,000 BTC, lowest level in over a year.

BTC Futures Open Interest (Glassnode)

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Dollar Index Declines Below 105 as Bitcoin Hits $90K

The DXY index has now dropped to its lowest level since mid-November.

Dollar (CoinDesk)

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Crumbling Markets Have Sent Treasury Yields Plunging, Offering Hope for Crypto

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Tuesday morning said the Trump administration is committed to lowering interest rates.

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

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Tom Lee Predicts Market Bottom This Week, Still Sees Bitcoin Closing the Year at $150K

Tom Lee sees bitcoin finishing the year at over $150,000 and attributes the current drawdown to cyclical behavior.

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