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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Metaplanet Bought the Dip, Purchased a Further 156 BTC

Metaplanet now holds 2,391 BTC, with an average cost basis of $82,100.

japan (CoinDesk archives)

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Bitcoin's Surge After Trump's Crypto Reserve News Showing Signs of Sustainable Bullish Run

Spot CVD shows buyers as the aggressors, indicating spot demand as open interest stays flat.

A BTC bounce may be coming. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

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Bitdeer Buys the Bitcoin Dip With BTC Price Set for Worst Month in 3 Years

Bitdeer currently holds 855 BTC, valued at approximately $69 million.

Mining machines (GreenBelka/Shutterstock)

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Borrowed Cash Fuels Bitcoin Purchases on Bitfinex as BTC Price Tumbles

Since the start of the year, bitcoin holdings bought on margin on Bitfinex have increased by over 13,000 BTC.

BTCUSD Longs vs BTCUSD (TradingView)

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Bitcoin Set for Worst Month Since June 2022, Worst Week Since November That Year

This year's average purchase price is around $97,880, leaving investors facing an almost 20% unrealized loss at current prices.

Bitcoin: Exchange Average Withdrawal Price By Year (Glassnode)

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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Sees Record Daily Outflow as the Basis Trade Starts to Unwind

BlackRock's IBIT saw a record outflow on Wednesday of over $418 million.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Metaplanet Seeks to Raise Over $13M From Bond Sale to Buy More Bitcoin

Metaplanet raises 2 billion yen in zero-interest bonds to expand bitcoin holdings.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Strategy Is Down 50% From Its Highs. What Does It Mean for Its $43B Bitcoin Holdings?

Bitcoin's stumble begs the question asked during the last bear market: Is there a point at which Michael Saylor would be forced to liquidate part of the company's near-500,000 BTC stack?

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)

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Bitcoin's Lofty Max Pain Suggests Higher Spot Prices as $5B Options Expiry Approaches

Over $5 billion of notional value is set to expire this Friday on Deribit at 08:00 UTC.

Open Interest by Strike Price (Deribit)