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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Marchés

Bitcoin Threatens $100K, Crypto Losses Grow as Musk/Trump Feud Goes Nuclear

What began as a spat over the GOP tax and spending bill moving through Congress morphed into uncharted levels on Thursday.

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)

Marchés

Bitcoin ATM Operator CoinFlip Explores Potential $1B Sale: Bloomberg

The company could become the latest crypto firm to sell as bitcoin’s rally fuels an acquisition boom.

CoinFlip plans to continue adding coins as it rapidly expands its own ATM network, which already has clearance to run in over 40 states. Image via CoinFlip

Marchés

PTSD-Afflicted Crypto Investors Hit the Sell Button After Circle's Euphoric IPO

Coinbase's April 2021 debut marked what was then an epic price top for bitcoin.

PTSD

Juridique

White House Crypto Chief Bo Hines Met With El Salvador’s Bukele to Discuss Bitcoin

"Extraordinary things" could happen for the United States and El Salvador as a result of the meeting, said Salvadoran Bitcoin Office Director Stacy Herbert.

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

Publicité

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

EasyA Promises Even Bigger Hackathon After Record-Breaking Success at Consensus 2025

More than 1,000 developers flocked to Toronto to compete for millions of dollars in prizes.

(Consensus 2025)

Marchés

AVAX Drops 5%, Forming Bearish Pattern on Short Time Frame

The token underperformed the CoinDesk 20.

AVAX

Marchés

TON Surges 3%, Outperforming Declining CoinDesk 20

Telegram's native token is showing strength on lower timeframes amid broader market volatility, establishing new technical resistance levels.

TON

Finance

Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm Meanwhile Shares First Audit

The Bermuda-based company's clients pay and receive benefits in bitcoin.

life insurance (credit: Curated Lifestyle, Unsplash)

Publicité

Marchés

BitFuFu Hits Record 34.1 EH/s Hashrate as Bitcoin Production Surges in May

The mining firm sold 178 BTC near May’s price peak to cover expenses and boost liquidity.

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

Marchés

TON Dips as 'Double Top' Pattern Potentially Signals Short-Term Bearish Trend

Market volatility intensifies as key short-term support levels break down.

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