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

Sanctioned Bitcoin Mining Firm BitRiver Loses Another Client as SBI Leaves: Sources

The Japanese bank is at least the second big name to emerge as ceasing work with BitRiver after the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the Russian firm in April.

A BitRiver mining facility in Siberia. (Anna Baydakova/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Looks to Raise $25M-$35M for 4.1 EH/s Hashrate Target

The firm is also looking to sign a deal for power in the next few months to avoid paying spot prices.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Finance

Texas Bitcoin Mine Whinstone Countersues Japan's GMO Internet, Seeks $15M Damages in Four-Year Dispute

The dispute dates back to 2018, but recent activity appears to have been triggered by increases in the cost of electricity.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Targets Trimmed by Cowen

The bank did lift its share price target to $9, but that remains below the stock's current level of about $14.

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

Finance

Seven S. Korean Brokerages Plan to Start Crypto Exchanges Next Year: Report

Authorities in the country have trending towards strict oversight since the terraUSD collapse.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Mining Hosting Firm Applied Blockchain Adds $15M Loan to Pay Off Debt, Fund Growth

The company's North Dakota site was knocked offline in July due to an equipment failure in the substation feeding it power.

Mining rigs in Plattsburgh, N.Y. (Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tornado Cash's Discord Appears to go Dark

The crypto mixer's website seems to be offline for some users as well.

(Nikolas Noonan/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Miner Core Scientific Cuts 10% of Staff, Keeps Hashrate Projection

The company also took a $840 million accounting charge to write down the value of its assets.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Hut 8's Q2 Loss Widens to $69M, Continues to 'Hodl' Bitcoin

The lower price of bitcoin and higher power costs hurt the results.

A Hut 8 mining site (Hut 8)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Genesis Digital Locks In 708 MW of Energy for Mining

The power capacity of the mining company is spread across sites in west Texas, as well as North and South Carolina.

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