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James Van Straten

senior analyst

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 Mining Difficulty Hits All-Time High as Mining Revenue Rises; Signals Upcoming Bull Run

Bitcoin mining difficulty jumps 3.9%, hits 95.67T on Tuesday, amid record hashrate.

Oct 23, 2024

Miner Revenue vs Yearly Average (Glassnode)

Finance

Metaplanet Raises $66M Through Stocks Acquisition Rights Program

Metaplanet completes its 11th series of stock acquisition rights, with Evo Fund securing a 14.9% ownership stake after exercising its stock acquisition rights.

Oct 22, 2024

Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin’s $4.2B October Options Expiry May Increase Short-Term Volatility

Approximately 16% ($682 million) of the notional value in bitcoin that is set to expire is currently “in the money.”

Oct 22, 2024

Open Interest by Strike Price (Deribit)

Markets

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High as Publicly-Listed Miners' Share of the Network Peaks

Bitcoin's seven-day moving average (7DMA) hash rate surpassed 700 EH/s for the first time, marking a 13% increase since April's halving.

Oct 21, 2024

A Bitmain Antminer s9 board in a bitcoin mine in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Isn't at a Record Like Gold and S&P 500, but an Overlooked Catalyst Suggests a Coming Change

The downtrend in the yen has resumed in strong fashion, a good sign for risk assets, crypto among them.

Oct 18, 2024

Crypto stocks are starting the week in a bullish frame of mind. (Delphine Ducaruge /Unsplash)

Markets

Global Bitcoin ETPs Register Biggest Seven-Day Inflow Since July

In the past four trading days, Bitcoin ETFs have purchased around 48 days of the mined bitcoin supply.

Oct 18, 2024

Bitcoin ETP Inflows (Bold.Report)

Markets

Ongoing Profit-Taking Could Slow Bitcoin's Move to Record High

Historical data suggests when the bitcoin circulating supply in profit is over 94% we tend to see a sell-off due to profit-taking.

Oct 17, 2024

Bitcoin: Realized Profit and Loss (Glassnode)

News Analysis

History Suggests Crypto’s Bullish Momentum Should Continue Into the U.S. Election and Afterwards

Bitcoin could move 10% in either direction on the outcome of the U.S. election, according to one analysis.

Oct 16, 2024

Bitcoin bulls are out ((Unsplah/Peter Lloyd)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $68K, With Dominance Over Crypto Market Hitting New Cycle High

Ether has outperformed bitcoin in just seven of the last 23 months.

Oct 16, 2024

ETH/BTC Ratio Monthly Performance (Glassnode)

Markets

Open Interest on CME Bitcoin Futures Hits All-Time High, Signals Further Bullishness

CME bitcoin futures open interest reaches all-time high, driven by active and direct participants - K33 Research.

Oct 16, 2024

Crypto stocks are starting the week in a bullish frame of mind. (Delphine Ducaruge /Unsplash)
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