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. Updated the bio, let's see if this gets translated...

Tom Carreras

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Finance

Grant Cardone Wants to Use Real Estate Cash Flow to Buy Bitcoin. Here’s How

American real estate mogul Grant Cardone is creating new investment vehicles that mix real estate and bitcoin.

Grant Cardone (Cardone Capital)

Markets

Trump Entourage Holds $2.3T in Memecoins

On-chain data shows that wallets likely controlled by members of Trump’s entourage have absurd paper holdings.

(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Policy

El Salvador’s Secret Weapon? Its Extensive Bitcoin Education Program, Says Stacy Herbert

A positive feedback loop is being created between El Salvador’s bitcoin education programs and crypto companies looking for a friendly jurisdiction.

Stacey Herbert, Nayib Bukele and Max Keiser (El Salvador Bitcoin Office)

Markets

Why Litecoin Might Be the Next Crypto to Get Its ETF

Canary Funds’ litecoin ETF filings were recently amended, potentially indicating that the SEC is engaging with the filing.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

Eight U.S. Blockchain Lobby Groups Unite Ahead of Trump's Crypto Friendly Regime

The Texas Blockchain Council is optimistic about Trump’s comeback — but miners may face new difficulties in Texas.

Lee Bratcher (Texas Blockchain Council)

Markets

Why High Net-Worth Investors Are Super Bullish on Bitcoin Right Now

The difference in outlook between traders and high net-worth individuals has never been greater, according to David Siemer, CEO of Wave Digital Assets.

KULR expands bitcoin holdings to 510 BTC (Jacco Rienks, Unsplash)

Finance

It’s Hard to Fund Midsize Green Assets. This Tokenization Startup Wants to Change That

Plural Energy is already tokenizing renewable energy projects; it wants these assets to permeate through the crypto ecosystem.

Adam Silver (Plural Energy)

Finance

How Ethiopia’s Low Energy Costs Allow BIT Mining to Recycle its Bitcoin Machines

BIT Mining says that its Ethiopia operations create a positive feedback loop with its business in Ohio.

Ethiopian flag (Wesley Tingey, Unsplash)

Markets

How Chinese Lending Firm Cango Became a Bitcoin Mining Powerhouse

Cango purchased 50 EH/s worth of mining power towards the end of 2024, making it one of the biggest players in the bitcoin mining industry.

Cango reception (Credit: Cango)

Finance

Garanti BBVA Kripto Provides Crypto Trading Services in Hint of Things to Come

European banks will soon be offering crypto services to their customers in the EU, according to Spanish crypto exchange Bit2Me.

BBVA headquarters in Madrid