James Van Straten

Articles by James Van Straten

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 οΏ½...

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 wοΏ½...

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 οΏ½...

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 biοΏ½...

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. MetaοΏ½...

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 $1οΏ½...

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 $93Β 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 οΏ½...

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 AοΏ½...

Long-term holders turn net accumulators, easing a major bitcoin headwind

Crypto December 31, 2025

Long-term holders (LTH) of bitcoin BTC $87,858.95 have shifted back into accumulation for the first time since July. LTHs, defined as entities that have held bitcoin for at least 155 days, have acοΏ½...