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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Bitcoin Edges Above $95K, U.S. Stocks Remain Strong as Analyst Warns of 'Blind' Market

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that the White House was finalizing a trade deal with an unnamed country.

The recent market downturn has made regulating crypto "politically possible." (Best Backgrounds/Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Holds Tight Despite Dismal Economic Data, Rising India/Pakistan Tensions

The Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index plunged to its lowest level since the COVID pandemic closed the economy.

Chart pointing upwards.(Frank Busch/Unsplash)

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Tether's $770M XAUT Backed by 7.7 Tons of Gold in Swiss Vault, Says Company

Tether reported the first attestation report for its Tether Gold product under new El Salvador regulations as gold demand surges globally

Gold breaks $3,000 an ounce (shutterstock)

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DOGE Mining Firm Z Squared to Go Public Through Merger

The merger with Coeptis (COEP), a biopharmaceuticals company, is expected to occur in Q3 2025.

A shiba inu dog looks upward (Shutterstock)

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El Salvador's Top Crypto Regulator Meets With U.S. SEC: 'It Was Very Refreshing'

El Salvador’s CNAD met up with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force on April 22.

Juan Carlos Reyes of the National Commission of Digital Assets in El Salvador (CNAD)

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SoftBank Is Buying Bitcoin Again, After $130M Loss in 2018. Is This Time Different?

SoftBank returns to crypto years after founder Masayoshi Son lost $130M on bitcoin.

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son in Japan in 2025. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

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With Gold Stalling, Is It Bitcoin’s Turn? Traders Eye $95K as Key Breakout Level

Wednesday's crypto rally stalled as Bessent reiterated the difficulties in making a deal with China.

CDCROP: Gold bars stacked close up (Unsplash)

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Tesla Reports $951M in Crypto Holdings as It Misses Earnings

Tesla does not seem to have sold any digital assets in the last quarter.

Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Strategy, Coinbase, Miners Among Crypto Stocks Rallying as Bitcoin Surges Above $90K

Beaten down crypto miners snapped back after weeks of underperformance with bitcoin catching momentum.

ASIC miner (Credit: Shutterstock)

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How Some Bitcoin Mining Firms Try to Game U.S. Customs Controls

The bitcoin mining industry routinely underreports the value of imported ASIC shipments to the U.S., multiple sources told CoinDesk.

Commercial cargo shipment (Credit: Getty Images, Unsplash+)