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

Bitcoin Drops Below Key 2025 Realized Price Level, Raising Risk of Further Downside: Van Straten

Over 2.6 million bitcoin in supply are currently at a loss, one of the highest levels this year.

BTC: Exchange Average Withdrawal Price (by Year) (Glassnode)

Markets

U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge 175% Year-Over-Year

Total net inflows for U.S. bitcoin-listed ETFs have seen over $40.6 billion.

Exchange-traded fund (viarami/Pixabay)

Markets

Bullish Global Weighs IPO as Early as This Year Amid Crypto Market Optimism: Bloomberg

The crypto exchange whose parent company is backed by Peter Thiel revived its public listing plans shelved in 2022.

Peter Thiel holding cash (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump's Crypto Czar Sacks Says 'Golden Age' Coming

David Sacks and the leaders of the congressional committees that will handle crypto legislation outlined their plans at a press conference.

Sen. John Boozman, David Sacks, Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. French Hill (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Semler Scientific Buys Additional 871 BTC for $88.5M

Semler Scientific now holds a total of 3,192 BTC

CoinDesk

Markets

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High Defying Analyst Expectations

Bitcoin transaction fees have hit multi-year lows despite the price hovering around $100,000.

Hash Rate (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Still Following Previous Cycle's Trajectory Despite Price Drop: Van Straten

Despite the U.S. tariff uncertainty, bitcoin remains on track with previous cycles.

BTC: Price Performance Since Cycle Low (Glassnode)

Markets

MicroStrategy Upsizes Preferred Stock Offering, Raising $563M for More Bitcoin

The initial dividend yield will be 10%, up from an originally expected 8%.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Markets

January Could Become Bitcoin's Second-Best Month in the Last 10 Months

February and March are both seasonally bullish months for bitcoin, with Q1 being the second-best-performing quarter.

Bitcoin Bulls (Unsplash)

Markets

Stablecoin Market Surges Past $200B, Signaling Potential Crypto Price Upswing

The stablecoin market has grown by almost $40 billion since President Trump won the U.S. election.

Stablecoins: Market Cap Growth (CryptoQuant)