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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Tech

Major Mining Pools’ Bitcoin Hashrate Nears Recovery as Kazakhstan’s Internet Is Partially Restored

The world’s second-biggest mining country has been engulfed in civil unrest over the past week.

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Policy

Users of Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Coinsuper Say They Cannot Withdraw Funds

Crypto exchange regulation is central to Hong Kong’s regime, which is still under development.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Finance

Kazakhstan’s Hashrate Drops as Internet Blackout Persists

The outage comes amid mass protests in the world’s second-biggest crypto mining country.

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Policy

US Congress to Hold Oversight Hearing on Crypto Mining: Report

Lawmakers will look at mining’s effect on the environment.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. (Darren Halstead/Unsplash)

Finance

Kazakh Bitcoin Mining Seen Hurt Following Energy Riots, Internet Shutdown

Protesters stormed public buildings on Wednesday, which was followed by the announcement of a possible dissolution of parliament.

OMSK, RUSSIA - NOVEMBER,7, (RUSSIA OUT) Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speeches during the Russian-Kazakh Regional Forum in Omsk, Russia, on  November 7, 2019. Vladimir Putin is having a one-day trip to Siberian city of Omsk to attend Russian-Kazakh talks. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Finance

Canadian Miner Hut 8 Closed 2021 With 5,518 Bitcoin in Reserve

The miner plans to reach 3.35 EH/s of hashrate by the end of Q1 2022.

Hut 8 plant

Policy

Thai Central Bank to Delay CBDC Test Till Late 2022: Report

The bank will look at CBDC as a cash substitute.

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Finance

Kraken to Develop NFT Marketplace Offering Token-Backed Loans

The marketplace will determine NFTs’ liquidation value before they are used as collateral.

The artists rolled into Miami with a wrapped bus touting their new NFT project. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Policy

Japan’s Taxes on Crypto Firms Are Leading Some to Leave the Country

Founders face hefty corporate taxes when listing tokens and individual investors are taxed up to 55% on gains.

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Finance

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Starts Falling After Stellar Year: Research

The end of 2021′s crypto mining gold rush may have just started.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)