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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Cathie Wood's ARK: Bitcoin's Bullish Momentum Slows as Long-Term Holder Stacks Hit Record

ARK Invest's June report notes a 15-year high in holdings for long-term bitcoin holders amid declining new investor activity.

ARK Invest's Cathie Woods. (Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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BitFuFu Hits 36.2 EH/s Hashrate, 728 MW Capacity in June

The miner increased its total holdings to 1,792 BTC.

ASIC miner (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Produced 685 BTC in June, Hit 16.15 J/TH in Efficiency

The company year-to-date has mined 3,986 bitcoin and now ranks seventh among publicly traded BTC holders with 12,608.

bitcoin miner (Shutterstock)

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Market Wrap: Crypto Markets Shrug Off New Trump Tariff Threat as July Deadline Looms

U.S. President Trump said that all trade discussions with Canada were being terminated.

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Stablecoins Are the ‘Quiet Winners’ of Polymarket’s Surge: Coinbase Research

Polymarket’s growth fuels USDC demand, with stablecoins driving high-velocity settlement activity.

Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

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AVAX Breaks Out of Consolidation Phase

Strong technical indicators propel Avalanche’s token to test key short-term resistance levels.

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TON Rises 2% as Short-Term Uptrend Pattern Emerges

Volume spike and strategic buying patterns suggest strong bullish momentum as TON breaks key resistance levels.

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Bitcoin Holds Above $107K Ahead of Friday’s Big Options Expiry With $102K Max Pain Price

Put-call skews show no clear directional positioning for traders in the short-term.

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Lingerie Fighting Championships to Add $2M in Bitcoin to Treasury Ahead of Expansion to UK

The Las Vegas-based MMA league is embracing BTC ahead of its first events in England and Wales this July.

Lingerie (Credit: Unsplash, Karolina Grabowska)

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Spot DOGE ETF Appears Nearer as Bitwise Amends Filing

The updated paperwork also suggests in-kind creations could be coming for a range of crypto ETFs, said an analyst.

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