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

El Salvador Buys 21 Bitcoins on 21st Day of Last Month of 21st Year of 21st Century

In announcing the purchase on Twitter, President Nayib Bukele also noted the country’s land area is 21,000 square kilometers.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

Finance

Jack Dorsey Backs Bitcoin as Dollar’s Replacement but Questions Web 3

The Twitter and Block co-founder is a supporter of crypto, but not so keen on how Web 3 is being funded.

Jack Dorsey (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Finance

Anyswap Rebrands to Multichain, Raises $60M Led by Binance Labs

The cross-chain bridge builder will use the funds to research crypto algorithms.

Multichain is building bridges for shuttling crypto across networks. (Modestas Urbonas/Unsplash)

Finance

Stronghold Digital Mining to Acquire 9,080 Bitcoin Rigs

The bitcoin miner also signed a $54 million financing deal with NYDIG.

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and Co-Chairman Bill Spence (left). 
(Stronghold Digital Mining)

Policy

Japan’s Crypto Exchanges Grapple With ‘Travel Rule’ as Deadline Looms

The country’s crypto exchanges want to stagger implementation of the rule, which will require them to share customer data on transactions above a certain threshold.

Mt. Fuji from Tokyo (Sakarin Sawasdinaka/Shutterstock)

Finance

S. Korean Lambda256 Closes $60M Series B at $300M Valuation

The Dunamu company offers BaaS to corporations.

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

Finance

8 Trends That Will Shape Bitcoin Mining in 2022

CoinDesk’s first ever year-end survey of crypto miners reveals a competitive but mature business with potential for merger activity to accelerate.

What's in store for crypto mining in 2022? (Grafissimo/iStock/Getty Images Plus, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Gemini Looks to Replace APAC Head in Singapore After Jeremy Ng Departs

The crypto exchange’s former Asia-Pacific chief has left the company, two sources tell CoinDesk.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Binance Singapore Drops Crypto License Plans in City-State

Binance has already set up an entity for a global headquarters, the exchange’s CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said.

CEO de Binance, Changpeng Zhao (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Finance

Chainalysis Blockchain Data Platform to Integrate Lightning Network

Chainalysis clients will be able to allow BTC deposits and withdrawals on the Lightning Network while complying with regulations.

(Johanes Plenio/Unsplash)