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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Singapore Arbitrator Rules Against Mining Software Firm Poolin’s IOU Model, But the Firm Hasn't Paid Yet

Poolin had issued I-owe-you tokens in exchange for its users’ crypto deposits. A Singapore arbitrator said that’s not OK.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Pays Off Silvergate Revolving Credit

The company also reiterated its expectation to have 23 exahash per second of computing power around the middle of 2023.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

Policy

Iranian Courts Order Return of Thousands of Seized Crypto Mining Machines: Reports

The country has been cracking down on mining to deal with power shortages.

(Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Core Scientific to Shut Down Celsius Crypto Mining Equipment

The two firms have been engaged in litigation over a 2020 hosting contract, which Core Scientific says is costing it $2 million in revenue per month.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Compass Mining Wins $1.5M in Lawsuit Against Hosting Firm

The mining-services broker claimed Dynamics Mining failed to provide services it had agreed to.

Compass Mining's booth at Mining Disrupt in Miami in July 2022. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Stronghold Digital Mining Swaps Debt for Preferred Stock

The bitcoin miner has been reducing its debt since the summer.

Stronghold runs a coal refuse facility in Pennsylvania. (Stronghold Digital Mining)

Finance

Bitcoin Miners Got Crushed by Crypto Winter. 2023 May Bring More Pain

Bitcoin miners had a rough 2022, showing “how to not build a mining business,” Industry experts, however, don’t see 2023 as any better, unless the market improve significantly.

El invierno cripto cambió la composición de los participantes de la industria. (Monicore/Pixabay)

Finance

Mineros de bitcoin se desconectan por la tormenta invernal que azota a Estados Unidos

La potencia de cálculo en la red de Bitcoin cayó alrededor de 40% durante el fin de semana.

(janeb13/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitcoin Miners Powered Off as Winter Storm Battered North America

Computing power on the Bitcoin network dropped about 40% over the weekend.

(janeb13/Pixabay)

Finance

Blockware Solutions Customer Accuses Bitcoin Mining Firm of Fraud

The lawsuit seeks at least $250,000 of damages.

Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Adoption (Shutterstock)