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

Bitcoin Miner Crusoe Energy Secures 50 BTC on Newly Launched Liquidity Platform Block Green

Block Green aims to unlock liquidity from institutional investors for miners and incentivize green mining.

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

Tech

Bitmain's S19 Bitcoin Miners Account for Bulk of Network Hashrate, Says New Research

Also, the bitcoin network's energy efficiency has improved dramatically in the past five years.

Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company's latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Halving Is Coming and Only the Most Efficient Miners Will Survive

Only the miners with the lowest energy costs and most efficient equipment will survive the once-every-four-years event.

Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

El Salvador's Volcano Energy Secures $1B in Commitments for 241 MW Bitcoin Mine

Stablecoin issuer Tether is among the investors in the new bitcoin mining site powered by solar and wind energy in El Salvador.

Pequeña bandera ondeando en la parte superior del ayuntamiento en la ciudad de Santa Ana, El Salvador. (Getty Images)

Tech

Marathon Digital Mined 77% More Bitcoin in May With the Help of Its Software

The spike in bitcoin mining is likely due to its mining machines producing at higher capacity than April.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitcoin Miners Gain Support From Texas With Two Bills Passed, One Halted

Two bills that seem to embrace mining have been sent to the governor, whereas one that would adversely affect miners was stopped at the committee stage.

Texas flag. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Buys 12,500 Bitmain Machines for $40.5M

The company has been busy scooping up assets during the crypto bear market, but discounts may be slimming.

CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford and Executive Chairman Matt Schultz (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Says 'Reevaluating' Roles After Report of Layoffs

A report by independent journalist Colin Wu suggested sizable layoffs at the crypto exchange have already begun.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Texas Bill That Would Limit Miners' Participation in Cost-Saving Grid Programs Stopped in House Committee

The legislation would have capped the industry's participation in demand response programs.

Texas flag. (Shutterstock)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty’s Record Setting Streak Shows No Signs of Stopping

The difficulty of mining bitcoin is poised to set a new all-time high this week as miners continue to deploy new mining machines to cash in on recent spike in revenue.

(James MacDonald/Getty Images)