James Van Straten

Articles by James Van Straten

Michael Saylor’s bitcoin stack is officially underwater, but here’s why he likely won't reach for the panic button

Crypto February 2, 2026

Bitcoin's dip to around $75,500 briefly pushed the price just below Strategys (MSTR) average purchase cost of roughly $76,037 per coin. That may sound alarming at first glance, and it technically pu�...

Retail traders are running for the exit amid bitcoin's selloff, while 'mega-whales' are quietly buying the dip

Crypto February 2, 2026

Very large investors, or whales, holding 10,000 bitcoin or more are currently the only ones that are buying the largest cryptocurrency as prices plummet. All other holder groups are hitting the sel�...

Anatomy of bitcoin's plunge this week: The dollar's bottom was BTC's top

Crypto January 31, 2026

Bitcoins BTC $82,746.90 sell-off late this week might have had little to do with crypto-specific factors and instead everything to do with the U.S. dollar. After whats now becoming a customary week�...

More than half of bitcoin’s invested supply has a cost basis above $88,000

Crypto January 30, 2026

An onchain indicator suggests that most bitcoin BTC $87,882.44 investors are currently under pressure, with 63% of all wealth invested in the largest cryptocurrency having a cost basis above $88,000�...

Metaplanet is raising $137 million to pay down debt and buy even more bitcoin

Crypto January 30, 2026

Metaplanet is set to raise up to 21 billion yen ($137 million) to fuel its aggressive bitcoin BTC $87,869.77 buying spree and pay down debt. The Tokyo-based firm will generate the funds through a �...

Tesla made no changes to bitcoin holdings in Q4 as it booked $239 million digital asset loss

Crypto January 29, 2026

Tesla's (TSLA) bitcoin holdings remained flat during the fourth quarter of 2025, continuing at 11,509 coins. The value of that stack, though, declined markedly as the price of bitcoin tumbled from r�...

Long-term bitcoin holders resume selling as price lags behind traditional markets

Crypto January 29, 2026

Long term holders of bitcoin BTC $88841,00 are again selling the largest cryptocurrency, with distribution now at the fastest pace in five months. Last year's action front-ran a market top that occu�...

Bitcoin to silver ratio nears levels last seen during the FTX capitulation

Crypto January 28, 2026

In every historic bull market across all asset classes, there is a persistent temptation to call the top. Investors often look for validation by drawing parallels to famous contrarian calls, most n�...

As bitcoin miners cut unprofitable production, Hash Ribbon metric points to BTC price rebound

Crypto January 28, 2026

While the weekend's U.S. storm disrupted bitcoin BTC $87,893.29 mining as higher costs hit profitability and led companies to cut computing power, or hashrate, crypto traders will be focusing on a m�...

Bitcoin risks fourth straight monthly loss, a streak not seen since 2018

Crypto January 27, 2026

Bitcoin is on course for a fourth consecutive monthly decline, a rare stretch not seen since 2018 to 2019, when the market recorded six straight red months. There is still one full trading week left �...