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 Riot Blockchain Delays Earnings Report to Sort Out How Much Crypto Rout Devalued Its Assets

Its rivals Marathon, Cipher and CleanSpark all managed to get their results out this week as expected.

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

Finance

CleanSpark Raises Year-End Hashrate Guidance, Sets 2023 Outlook

The miner suffered a $29.3 million loss for the fiscal quarter, partly driven by the previously disclosed decision to sell its energy assets.

A bitcoin mining facility in Georgia that uses 95% non-carbon energy (CleanSpark)

Finance

Cipher Mining Lowers Per-Terahash Cost of Crypto Mining Rigs Even as Quarterly Loss Widens

The miner expects to have 6.9 exahashes per second of computing power deployed by early 2023.

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

Finance

Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Buys 36MW Facility and 3,400 Machines in Georgia for $25.1M

The Las Vegas-based company continues to look for growth in a market ripe for mergers and acquisitions.

A bitcoin mining facility in Georgia that uses 95% non-carbon energy (CleanSpark)

Policy

Kazakh Authorities Arrest 23 Suspected of Forcing IT Professional to Run an Illegal Crypto Mine: Report

The country is still grappling with the illegal crypto mining industry.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Start Energizing Texas Rigs at Compute North Facility

The dramatic decline in bitcoin prices led to a $127.6 million impairment on the company's BTC holdings in the second quarter.

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

Finance

Iris Energy Turns On 41 Megawatts of Bitcoin Mining Machines Ahead of Schedule

The company plans to add another 50 MW by the end of next month, bringing its total hashrate to 3.7 exahashes per second.

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

Finance

After Countless Bungles, Compass Mining Tries to Change Course

The company that set out to make crypto mining available to retail investors has had to put out its own fires.

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

Finance

Marathon Doubles Loan Borrowing Capacity to $200M as Mining Rigs Sit Idle

The firm doubled its credit from Silvergate Bank even as Marathon's operations are facing severe downtime and delays.

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

Finance

Bitmain Partner Antalpha Unveils Lending Products for Miners

A relatively unknown company presented some novel ways to, among other things, help miners facing margin calls.

Eager miners snapped photos of Anatalpha's presentation at Bitmain's World Digital Mining Summit in Miami. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)