James Van Straten

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) MicroStrategy (MSTR), the software developer that has made acquiring bitcoin (BTC) a core value, added to its holding for a seventh week in a row. The company bought […]

Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading 13% below its record high of around $108,000, the most since President-elect Donald Trump won the U.S. election in early November. Since then, the largest cryptocurrency has spent several periods at 10% below the record,

As 2024 draws to a close, bitcoin (BTC) is underperforming, counter to its historical performance in a year-end “Santa rally.” The largest cryptocurrency generally adds about 2.8% in the 51st week, this week it’s on course to slide 11%. And,

Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in MicroStrategy (MSTR). Since Donald Trump won the U.S. election on Nov. 5, bitcoin (BTC) has soared from $67,000 to around $100,000. This has coincided with a huge rise in bitcoin’s total

Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is fighting a big milestone trying to sustain a $2 trillion market cap and a $100,000 price. Once bitcoin has conclusively overcome these milestones, there may be clear skies ahead. Bitcoin has

Net inflows into U.S. spot ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have picked up in the past five days, with Thursday seeing a record $428.5 million. The inflow was dominated by BlackRock’s ETHA, which collected a net $292.7 million, also a

Bitcoin (BTC), Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said yesterday, is not a competitor of the U.S. dollar but to gold. Not only did the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization soar through $100,000 during Asia trading hours, reaching a record $104,000,

Financial conditions in the U.S. are the loosest they have been in three years, according to the Chicago Fed’s National Conditions Index (NFCI), a weekly gauge that takes into account factors such as leverage, debt and equity markets and traditional

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR). Bitcoin Development Company MicroStrategy (MSTR) is now the owner of nearly 2% of all the bitcoin (BTC) that will ever be created after again adding to its holdings

Nov. 30, is the last trading day of the month, so all eyes will be on bitcoin’s (BTC) monthly candle. Bitcoin is less than 4% away from the psychological wall of $100,000. While the $9 billion worth of options expiry