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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Markets

AVAX Underperforms Broader Crypto Market as Short-Term 'Double Top' Pattern Emerges

Avalanche’s token was pushed below key support levels.

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Markets

Bit Digital Exits BTC Mining to Focus Solely on ETH Staking Strategy

Crypto miner Bit Digital will sell off its bitcoin operations to deepen its ETH staking and treasury shift.

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Markets

Bitcoin Rises Past $107K as FHFA's Pulte Orders Crypto Consideration in Mortgage Applications

The Trump appointee overseeing the nation's housing agencies said Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae should take mortgage applicants' crypto holdings into account.

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Markets

Bitdeer Raises $330M Via Convertible Note Sale

The deal secures 4.875% in five-year debt with a 44% conversion premium.

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Markets

Hut 8 Doubles Bitcoin-Backed Loan With Coinbase to $130M, Locks in Lower Rate

The amended facility adds $65 million in capital availability and trimmed the interest rate to 9%.

An Antminer bitcoin mining machine pictured in 2018. (Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Hits 50 EH/s Hashrate Milestone

The firm has set its sights on 60 EH/s.

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News Analysis

What Tariffs Will — and Won’t — Change for U.S. Bitcoin Miners

Hashrate growth is going to slow down in the United States. But it won’t be just because of tariffs.

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Markets

AVAX Gains 8%, but Faces Short-Term Resistance

The token was one of the outperformers in the broader CoinDesk 20 Index.

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TON Up 3% After Volatile Session, Establishing New Support Level

TON has shown resilience with strong buying volume at the $2.75 support zone.

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Markets

Cipher Mining Begins Bitcoin Production at 300 MW Black Pearl Data Center

The New York-based miner expects hashrate to hit 23 EH/s by Q3 after starting operations at its Black Pearl site.

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