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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Opinion

The Node: Tim Draper on Bitcoin’s Gravitational Pull

Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper first invested in bitcoin at $6 — and he’s still super bullish on the digital asset. We chatted about it last week.

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Opinion

The Node: JPM’s BTC Lending Play

One of the trends that I’m keeping an eye on is the growing availability of bitcoin-backed loans. Let’s check in on the sector real quick.

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Opinion

The Node: Altcoin Season?

Crypto markets are popping left and right on this glorious Monday. Is it finally time for altcoins to shine?

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Opinion

The Node: The Mad Journey from Terra to GENIUS

It’s bonkers to see how much the industry has changed since our annus horribilis of 2022. Perhaps a recap wouldn’t be amiss.

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Opinion

The Node: Is Ether Back From the Dead?

The second largest cryptocurrency is showing signs of vitality for the first time in ages.

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Opinion

The Node: The Plot to Fire Powell

The White House is tightening the screws on Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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Opinion

The Node: Stablecoin Supremacy

There’s a really solid chance the House of Representatives will be passing the much-awaited GENIUS Act on Thursday, so it’s time for us to look at stablecoins.

Hyperliquid faces community pushback against Stripe-linked stablecoin proposal. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Opinion

The Node: GENIUS, Clarity and a CBDC Ban

We’ve got a big week ahead of us in terms of U.S. crypto legislation, so I asked Katherine Dowling, general counsel at Bitwise, to give us a rundown.

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Markets

Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High at $116k, Nearly $1B Shorts Get Liquidated: Markets Liveblog

Analysts and longtime industry participants weigh in on how this week's bitcoin price action resembles — or differs from — past bull runs.

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MARA Holdings Names Ex-Blue River Exec as CPO to Lead Productization of Energy Tech

Nir Rikovitch is joining the bitcoin miner to scale up the firm’s technological offerings.

ASIC miner (Credit: Getty Images, Nikolay Tsuguliev)