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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Where the Demand Comes From as Bitcoin Breaks Through $82K: Van Straten

As bitcoin hits new highs, it's helpful to examine the data to understand where the demand is coming from.

Spot CVD on Coinbase: (Source: Glassnode)

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Why Bitcoin Will Soar Above Its Fresh Record: Van Straten

Even after breaking through $77,000 for the first time, bitcoin's price looks very likely to keep surging, CoinDesk senior analyst James Van Straten argues.

BTC: Net Realized Profit/Loss (Glassnode)

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Bitcoin Registers Fourth-Best Day of 2024 as BlackRock ETF Posts Record Volume

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust registered $4.1 billion in volume traded as bitcoin broke out to all-time highs.

Bitcoin: daily price performance (Glassnode)

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Uniswap's UNI Token Soars 28% as Altcoins Outperform Following U.S. Presidential Election

The DeFi sector led the crypto rally following Donald Trump's victory, with the CoinDesk DeFi Index gaining 20%, while the broad market gauge CoinDesk 20 Index was higher by 8.2%.

UNI soars following election (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Equities Surge More Than 10% as U.S. Political Uncertainty Diminishes With Trump Victory

MicroStrategy and Coinbase both added 12%, with bitcoin miners also gaining more than 10% in pre-market trading.

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Bitcoin, Solana Hit New Cycle Highs Against Ether as Trump Edges Closer to U.S. Presidency

Bitcoin dominance approached 61% with Solana dominance also primed to touch record high.

BTC-ETH Market Spread (TradingView)

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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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