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

Marathon Digital to Move Mining Rigs From Coal-Powered Montana Site

The company wants its bitcoin mining operations to be 100% carbon neutral by the end of the year.

Marathon Digital to Buy $121M of Mining Machines

Policy

US Authorities Seize $34M in One of the Country's Largest Crypto Confiscations

The funds were allegedly gained by selling illicit goods, including stolen credentials.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Policy

German Authorities Shut Down Russian Darknet Market, Seize $25M in Bitcoin

The Hydra Market's bitcoin privacy mixer complicated the investigation, police said.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoiners Scoff at Chris Larsen's $5M Campaign to Force a BTC Code Change

The Ripple executive and allies at Greenpeace assume that all it takes for a fundamental change to bitcoin's code is getting 50 firms and core developers on board.

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen (Ripple)

Finance

Binance Upgrades Blockchain Bridge to Connect DeFi and CeFi

The firm behind the exchange is continuing its infrastructure push.

Binance Logo.

Finance

Bitfarms Reports Q4 Revenue Growth of 33% to $60M, Along With Margin Expansion

The miner booked full-year revenue of $169 million, up 383% versus 2021.

(Aoyon Ashraf)

Layer 2

Can Crypto Miners Make the World Greener?

As it decarbonizes, the mining industry might help push energy producers to build more renewable power sources.

Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha)

Finance

S. Korea's SK Square to Launch Crypto Token by Year-End: Report

The crypto will be the first to be issued among the nation's top conglomerates.

Gyeongbokg palace in Seoul. (Image credit: Chan Young Lee/Unsplash)

Layer 2

The Rise of Illegal Crypto Mining Hijackers – And Big Tech’s Response

Cloud vendors are fighting back against cryptojacking, but the hijackers are getting more sophisticated.

"Cryptocurrency is here to stay, which unfortunately means crypto-thieves are too," says a Microsoft exec. (Lisa Ann Yount, modified by CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Why Do Old-Line Businesses Enter Crypto Mining? Simple: Fat Profits

Even though mining margins have shrunk since crypto prices corrected, for now they’re big enough to keep luring entrants from sectors like prepackaged food and anti-aging formulas.

(Illustration: Rachel Sun)