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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Alipay Adds Cooldown Feature on NFTs to Curb Speculation

China's second-most popular payments app doesn't want users to engage in speculation with NFTs.

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Poly Network Hacker Starts to Return Drained Funds

The hacker sent millions of dollars back.

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Poly Network Prepares for Hacker to Return Millions in Stolen Crypto

The hacker who stole potentially $600 million from Poly Network asked for a multisig wallet to return the funds.

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Cross-Chain DeFi Site Poly Network Hacked; Hundreds of Millions Potentially Lost

DeFi platform Poly Network was attacked on Tuesday, with the alleged hacker draining roughly $600 million in crypto.

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Korean Crypto Exchanges Paid $14.7M to Banks for Name Verification Services: Report

Exchanges have to set up partnerships with banks for real-name verification by Sept. 24.

Seoul, South Korea

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Ether Held on Centralized Exchanges Hits 3-Year Low

Only 9.4% of ether is held in centralized exchanges, the least since 2018.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin

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Bitfarms' Bitcoin Production Rose 47.5% in July

Bitfarms mined 391 bitcoin in July, its best monthly output on record.

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BSV Suffers 51% Attack: Report

The initial reorg affected as many as 100 blocks, experts say, and new reorgs are still occurring.

Craig Wright, the founder of BSV, a fork of a fork of Bitcoin.

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NFT Markets Post Record-Breaking Week

NFT marketplace OpenSea saw record trading volume on Saturday and Sunday as CryptoPunks, ArtBlocks and Bored Ape Yacht Club prices soared.

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PBoC Says It Will Keep High Pressure on Crypto Trading

China's central bank holds that crypto trading brings financial risk to the economy, and said it will continue a crackdown on the industry.

People's Bank of China