James Van Straten

Articles by James Van Straten

Weak earnings drag IREN, Amazon; bitcoin stocks rebound in pre-market

Crypto February 7, 2026

IREN (IREN) earnings showed weaker than expected headline results, with the company missing consensus on both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) as it accelerates its transition from bitcoin miningοΏ½...

Bitcoin drops below $70,000 as crypto selloff deepens before U.S. equity market opens

Crypto February 6, 2026

Bitcoin BTC $69,270.10 fell below $70,000 as the crypto selloff deepened before the start of equities trading in the U.S. The largest cryptocurrency dropped to as low as $69.917.20 according to CoiοΏ½...

Bitcoin ETFs see cash rush as traders hunt bargains

Crypto February 4, 2026

Investors poured cash into the U.S.-listed bitcoin BTC $78.138,07 ETFs Monday, proving Wall Street still loves the cryptocurrency despite the recent price turmoil. The 11 ETFs recorded a total netοΏ½...

Strategy slides toward eighth straight monthly decline

Crypto February 4, 2026

As February begins, Strategy (MSTR), the worlds largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin BTC $78,231.89, is already down 7% and on track for an eighth consecutive monthly decline. The stock, curreοΏ½...

Futures price gap on CME offers bitcoin bulls a glimmer of hope

Crypto February 3, 2026

As CME's futures market closed on Friday, the bitcoin BTC $77,846.24 derivatives were priced at $84,445 on the exchange. When trading resumed Sunday evening, they opened at $77,385 reflecting the laοΏ½...

Michael Saylor's Strategy added $75 million in bitcoin to holdings prior to last week's crash

Crypto February 3, 2026

Strategy (MSTR) continued its weekly bitcoin purchases, though last weeks acquisition was relatively small. Led by executive chairman Michael Saylor, the company purchased 855 bitcoin for $75.3 millοΏ½...

Crypto stocks slide in pre-market trading as bitcoin stabilizes around $77,000

Crypto February 3, 2026

Crypto-related U.S. equities fell in pre-market trading as market participants continued to digest President Donald Trump's Friday choice of Kevin Warsh as his nominee for Federal Reserve chair, whicοΏ½...

Michael Saylor signals another bitcoin buy as BTC price slumps to $78,000

Crypto February 2, 2026

Strategy (MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor indicated that the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin BTC $78,358.92 bought more of the largest cryptocurrency over the past week. More OranοΏ½...

Strategy raises STRC dividend as the preferred stock's price drifts below par

Crypto February 2, 2026

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), said the largest public traded holder of bitcoin BTC $78,622.65increased the dividend rate on its preferred stock, Stretch (STRC), by 25 basis οΏ½...

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 selοΏ½...