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

China’s Supreme Court Targets Illegal Fundraising Via Crypto Transactions

The ruling paves the way for violators to be criminally prosecuted, with a punishment of up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $79,000.

Gateway to China's supreme court, Beijing (Rneches/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

BC Group, Archax, InvestaX Form Consortium on Security Tokens Globally

The consortium wants to tackle cross-border technical and regulatory interoperability for security tokens.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Policy

China's Zhejiang Province Implements Punitive Electricity Prices for Crypto Mining

Authorities are still working to eliminate the industry months after it was banned.

The skyline of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang, a province in eastern China. (Image credit: 戸山 神奈/Unsplash)

Finance

Huobi Plans Return to US Months After Shuttering China Business

The company will focus on asset management instead of an exchange business.

The New York Stock Exchange. (Ahmer Kalam/Unsplash)

Policy

Kazakh Authorities Bust 202MW of Illegal Crypto Mines

The Central Asian country has struggled to meet electricity demand, particularly after miners flocked there from China.

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Tech

Intel Reveals First-Gen Mining Chip, Second Gen Still Under Wraps

The first generation of Intel's chip isn't a match to Bitmain and MicroBT's latest machines.

An old Intel motherboard (Unsplash)

Policy

UAE to Issue Crypto Licenses in Bid to Become Industry Hub: Report

The Middle Eastern country is gearing up to become a global crypto hub.

Abu Dhabi (Konstantin Tcelikhin/Shutterstock)

Layer 2

China Casts Long Shadow Over Hong Kong's Once-Vibrant Crypto Industry

The city's regulators are looking to finally provide some clarity. Will it be enough to retain crypto companies leery of China's growing sway?

Illustration: Yunha Lee for CoinDesk

Layer 2

Questions Swirl Around NuMiner’s ‘Best in Class’ Bitcoin Mining Rig

Among other discrepancies, the chipmakers supposedly involved with NuMiner said they were unfamiliar with the project.

"Gold Rush Daze," 1939 (Warner Bros. Cartoons, public domain)

Finance

Crypto Miner BIT Mining Ditches Data Center Build in Kazakhstan Due to Unstable Power Supply

The company’s bitcoin mining rigs hosted by third-party data centers in the country remain operational.

Bitcoin mining equipment