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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Policy

Binance to Advise on Crypto Strategy as Kazakhstan Looks to Boost Industry

The country known as a bitcoin mining hub is trying to attract more crypto firms and broaden the industry.

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Tech

As Bitcoin Price Slides, Older Mining Rigs Are Becoming Less Profitable

Even as Bitcoin's mining difficulty adjusts downward, the price trend might spell a crisis for retail miners. On the other hand, it could be an opportunity for those looking to buy rigs.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Finance

Crypto Lender Babel Finance Lands Unicorn Status With $80M Series B

The funding round sets the firm's valuation to $2 billion.

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Finance

First a Hum and Then a Bang: Niagara Falls Residents Forced to Reckon With Crypto Mining

The city in New York has imposed a moratorium on new bitcoin mining operations as complaints about noise were compounded by an explosion and fire at a mining site last week.

Blockfusion's mining facility in Niagara Falls, New York, that hosts Bit Digital's mining rigs. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Policy

NY Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

New York was once a draw for miners, but environmental concerns are weighing on the industry.

Niagara Falls, between the border of the U.S. and Canada in upstate New York. (Eliza Gkritsi)

Finance

Mining-Rig Maker Canaan Q1 Revenue More Than Triples

Canaan shares climbed after first-quarter earnings beat one analyst's estimates.

Equipos de minería para bitcoin. (Sandali Handagama)

Tech

Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain 'Leans Toward' Designing Custom Miners With Intel Chips

Custom bitcoin mining rigs will allow miners to design their own machines instead of having to settle for ready-made ones from a duopoly of manufacturers.

Bitcoin mining ASICs submerged in immersion cooling liquid at a facility in South Spain. (Eliza Gkritsi)

Finance

Slumping Galaxy Digital Announces Share Repurchase Plan

The stock had dropped 20% earlier this week, when the company reported a first-quarter loss.

Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz (Amir Hamja/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

The9 Buys Data Center in Kyrgyzstan to Host 7,500 Antminers

The crypto miner expects the 31.5 MW facility to be ready in July.

Bitcoin mining rigs at Kryptovault's facility in Hønefoss, Norway. (Image credit: Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Policy

Environmental Groups Call on US Government to Implement Stringent Bitcoin Mining Regulations

Local and national activists are banding together to limit what they consider are the industry's adverse effects on the environment.

Power plant in New York (2020 Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)