Eliza Gkritsi

Eliza Gkritsi is a CoinDesk contributor focused on the intersection of crypto and AI, having previously covered mining for two years. She previously worked at TechNode in Shanghai and has graduated from the London School of Economics, Fudan University, and the University of York. She owns 25 WLD. She tweets as @egreechee.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Sphere 3D Sues Partner Gryphon Digital

Gryphon sent $500,000 worth of its business partner's bitcoin to a hacker pretending to be Sphere 3D's CFO, the lawsuit claims.

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Policy

U.S. Bitcoin Corp. Settles With Niagara Falls City to Resume Bitcoin Mining

The firm is currently trying to complete a merger with Canadian Hut 8 Mining.

U.S. Bitcoin Corp's Buffalo Ave. site (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Policy

Texas Bill Limiting Benefits for Crypto Miners Unanimously Passes Committee Vote

Texas is a major hub for bitcoin miners, many of whom have taken advantage of demand response programs the legislation looks to curb.

(eddie sanderson/Getty Images).

Finance

Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Reports 146% Increase in Revenue as It Ramps Up Operations

The company reiterated its 5.5 EH/s computing power target for the second quarter of this year.

Bitcoin mining rigs (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Raises Year-End Hashrate Guidance to 4 EH/s

Fourth-quarter revenue of $23.4 million was driven mainly by selling energy to the power grid rather than crypto mining.

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and Co-Chairman Bill Spence (left).  (Stronghold Digital Mining)

Tech

North Korea Hackers Likely Exploit Cloud Mining to Launder Stolen Crypto, Research Shows

The APT43 group steals crypto to fund operations and launders it through cloud mining services.

(Azamat E/Unsplash)

Finance

Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Given Go-Ahead for Sale of $4.7M of Mining Rigs

The approval came from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey, which is overseeing BlockFi's case.

Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Immersion Cooling Firm LiquidStack Secures Series B Funding to Build Manufacturing in U.S.

The company says it can reduce the carbon footprint and land and water use of bitcoin miners through its technology.

Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Firm Navier Starts Tokenized Hashrate Marketplace for 'Qualified' Customers

The Navier platform is intended to give users more control over their acquired hashrate, and enable them to sell it on.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Sinks to Fourth-Quarter Loss as Difficulty, Costs Rise

Bitfarms is shooting for 6 exahash per second of computing power by the end of 2023, the same goal it had set, and missed, for 2022.

(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)