James Van Straten

Articles by James Van Straten

Key bitcoin price levels to watch as downward pressure builds

Crypto January 27, 2026

Bitcoin BTC $87,782.16 fell to as low as $86,000 when CME futures opened on Sunday after the weekend pause. It's since recovered slightly, though the market structure remains firmly in a downtrend. �...

How a 'perpetual’ stock trick could solve Michael Saylor’s $8 billion debt problem

Crypto January 26, 2026

Strive (ASST), a bitcoin treasury and asset management company, is using perpetual preferred equity to retire convertible debt and restructure its balance sheet, a method that could offer a template �...

Here is why investors are snubbing Michael Saylor’s 10% dividend offer in Europe

Crypto January 25, 2026

Strategy (MSTR) introduced its first non-U.S. perpetual preferred product, Stream (STRE), in November, aiming to tap demand across the European Economic Area (EEA). However, it didn't pan out the w�...

Strategy’s STRC perpetual preferred stock returns to $100, may trigger more bitcoin buying

Crypto January 8, 2026

Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred equity issued by Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin BTC $91,985.39, reclaimed $100 in pre-market trading for the first time since early �...

Bitcoin slides toward $91,000 with two CME pricing gaps coming into focus

Crypto January 8, 2026

Bitcoins BTC $92,783.58 drop to just above $91,000 may be encountering technical gravity as an unfilled CME gap remains just below current prices. The gap was created over the weekend after CME bi�...

Metplanet valued at three-month high relative to bitcoin holdings after MSCI decision

Crypto January 8, 2026

Digital asset treasury company Metaplanet (3350) rose 4% in Tokyo on Wednesday after index provider MSCI decided not to exclude firms building cryptocurrency stockpiles from its global indexes. Meta�...

Largest bitcoin ETF inflow in three months signals institutional bid is back

Crypto January 7, 2026

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. registered their largest daily inflows since Oct. 7 at $697.2 million on Monday, according to Farside data. U.S. ETFs have recorded approximately $1�...

Copper, gold and bitcoin: A macro signal to watch

Crypto January 7, 2026

The copper-to-gold ratio is widely followed as a macro indicator of economic momentum and investor risk appetite. Historically, it has shown a notable relationship with bitcoin BTC $93 554,91, accor...

Strategy boosted bitcoin holdings and cash reserve last week

Crypto January 6, 2026

Strategy (MSTR), the world's largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, in the final days of 2025 and early days of 2026 lifted both its bitcoin holdings and cash reserve. Led by Executive Chairman �...

Bitcoin's breakout lifts crypto equities and miners in pre-market trading

Crypto January 6, 2026

Bitcoin-related equities and technology stock futures such as Invesco's QQQ are higher in pre-market trading as bitcoin BTC $93,042.95 has broken above $92,000, briefly touching $93,000 during the A�...