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

OCBC Bank Mulls Setting Up Crypto Exchange: CEO

Southeast Asia’s second-largest bank is looking into a digital asset exchange to satisfy customer demand.

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Policy

Chinese Local Government Warns of Digital Yuan Fraud

Earlier in November, 11 people were arrested for using the e-CNY to launder money from Cambodia.

Beijing (Zhang Kayiv/Unsplash)

Finance

Norway Considers Backing Swedish Crypto Mining Ban Proposal, Hints Minister

Swedish regulators think crypto mining is impeding the Paris Climate Agreement goals.

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Tech

Binance Fully Integrates Ethereum Scaler Arbitrum One

Users can now deposit ether to their Binance accounts via Arbitrum One.

The co-founders of Offchain Labs, the firm behind Arbitrum. (Offchain Labs)

Finance

Binance US to Close Pre-IPO Funding in 1-2 Months

The exchange is raising “a couple hundred million,” said the parent company’s chairman, Changpeng Zhao.

CEO de Binance, Changpeng Zhao (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Finance

TIME Magazine to Hold ETH on Balance Sheet as Part of Galaxy Digital Metaverse Deal

The publication is rolling out a “TIME 100 Companies” list for the metaverse and a weekly newsletter as part of the partnership.

TIME Magazine (Doug Burba/Flickr)

Policy

RBA Steps Up CBDC Research but Is Not Convinced There Is a Policy Case Yet: Official

The Reserve Bank of Australia thinks it’s plausible that crypto becomes “niche” once stablecoins and CBDCs are in full force.

Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)

Finance

Invesco Defers Launch of Blockchain ETF in India

The fund manager cited regulatory uncertainty; India’s government is discussing new crypto legislation.

The Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India. (Matthew TenBruggencate/Unsplash)

Policy

India’s Modi Asks Democracies to Cooperate on Crypto

The Indian Prime Minister said crypto can “spoil our youths.”

The Indian flag. (Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Gemini Trust Has $7B Valuation After $400M Funding Round

The Winklevoss-led exchange is the latest crypto firm to look for funding amid a booming market.

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