Tom Carreras

Tom writes about markets, bitcoin mining and crypto adoption in Latin America. He has a bachelor's degree in English literature from McGill University, and can usually be found in Costa Rica. He holds BTC above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

Tom Carreras

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Policy

IMF Says 'Efforts Will Continue' to Ensure El Salvador Doesn't Accumulate More BTC

El Salvador has kept purchasing bitcoin, but the IMF seems unfazed.

Nayib Bukele asiste a la Asamblea Legislativa  por su segundo aniversario en el poder (Foto de Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Tech

The Solana Network Is Now Live on MetaMask

It's the first time that MetaMask integrates a non-EVM network.

Solana banner in Austin, Texas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

KindlyMD Acquires 21 Bitcoin Ahead of Merger with Nakamoto

The firm now symbolically owns one millionth of the total bitcoin circulating supply, but its objective is to have one million BTC.

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Rally Stalls Below $110K as Short-Term Holders Take $11B Profits

Most U.S. markets were closed for Monday's holiday, but European stocks reacted positively to Trump's moratorium on 50% tariffs.

Bitcoin price on May 26 (CoinDesk)

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Tech

Binance Square Starts Livestream for Traders, Taking on Other Social Media Platforms

Users will be able to watch experienced traders execute their strategies live.

Binance to Wind Down Derivatives in Europe, Malaysia Orders Closure

Markets

Strategy Slumps 6%, Leading Crypto Names Lower as Bitcoin Treasury Strategies Are Questioned

Bitcoin slumped just modestly from record high levels on Friday, but the carnage in related stocks was far worse.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Markets

Memecoin Moo Deng, MEW Surges After Robinhood Listing

Both tokens jumped on the news, adding to their already large gains this month.

Moo Deng (Youtube screenshot)

Markets

BlockTrust IRA Brings Quant Trading Tools to Crypto Retirement Accounts

By leveraging trading signals from Animus Technologies, BlockTrust IRA promises to beat benchmark BTC and ETH positions.

Retirement. Credit: Natalia Blauth, Unsplash

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Markets

Bitcoin Miners Sold Record Amount of BTC Ahead of May's Price Surge

With hashprice hovering near break-even levels, miners liquidated 115% of April production.

bitcoin miner (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Backs Off Quickly From Record High as Interest Rate Surge Hits Risk Assets

An already under pressure bond market took a further hit following a weak auction of long-term U.S. Treasury debt.

A do not wall crosswalk. (Kai Pilger/Unsplash)