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

Cipher Raises Year Hashrate View While Cutting Power Guidance

The stock of the miner lost almost 50% of its value in one day.

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

Policy

Crypto Mining Rig Maker Canaan Added to SEC List of Scrutinized Chinese Companies

Canaan has until May 25 to dispute its inclusion, which could eventually force its delisting from the Nasdaq.

Beijing's Forbidden City. (Ling Tang/Unsplash)

Finance

Argo Blockchain to Open Flagship Texas Mining Facility Next Week, Shares Rise

The stock was up 12% on the London Stock Exchange.

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

Policy

Kazakhstan Orders Crypto Miners to Register With Authorities

The Central Asian country is trying to clean up its mining industry in the face of energy shortages.

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Finance

Argo Blockchain Borrows $70M From NYDIG to Buy Mining Rigs

The miner is getting more machines for its Helios facility in Texas.

A crypto mining farm (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finance

Dubai Real Estate Developer to Accept Crypto Payments Amid UAE Push for Crypto Hub Status

Several of the world's biggest crypto exchanges have flocked to the emirates in the last few months.

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Finance

Apollo Hires JPMorgan's Christine Moy to Lead Digital Assets Strategy

The investment giant will be looking to make investments between $50 million and $250 million in blockchain and Web 3.

Christine Moy, partner leading digital assets at Apollo Global Management (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Argo Blockchain Shares Jump After Updated Hashrate Guidance

The stock rose the most since March after the miner said it expects its hashrate to reach 5.5 EH/s by year-end.

A crypto mining farm (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Tech

GPUs Get Cheaper as Ethereum’s Switch to Proof-of-Stake Gets Closer

The network's planned switch to PoS has been pushing prices for graphics cards down.

An Asus graphics card. (Joseph Greve/Unsplash)

Policy

BitRiver Calls OFAC Sanctions ‘Unfair’ Anti-Competitive Move to Benefit US Miners

The firm and 10 of its subsidiaries were added to OFAC's list of designated nationals subject to sanctions.

A BitRiver mining firm (Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk)