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

Africa Moves to Lightning, Stablecoins as Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar

Those already using stablecoins and lightning transactions are not affected, but for many in Africa, higher bitcoin fees are a problem.

(Dale Kaminski/Getty Images)

Finance

Cipher Mining Buys 11,000 Crypto Mining Rigs From Canaan, Reaches 6 EH/s Hashrate

Cipher has an eye on hashrate of 8.2 EH/s by the end of the year.

A Cipher mining bitcoin farm. (Cipher Mining)

Finance

Hut 8's Alberta Bitcoin Mine Running at 15% Installed Hashrate Due to Electrical Issues

The firm has been facing operational issues as it tries to complete a merger with U.S. Bitcoin Corp.

A Hut 8 mining facility (hut8.io)

Finance

Amid Bankruptcy, Core Scientific Signs Bitcoin Mining Hosting Contracts for Almost 18,000 Machines

The miner signed deals with three firms to host rigs at sites where the Celsius Mining fleet was recently unplugged.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Tech

Jack Dorsey's Block Snaps Up Bitcoin Mining Chip as Intel Winds Down Production

The payments company could start selling bitcoin mining hardware as early as next year.

Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Argo Blockchain Slumps to Full-Year Loss on Bitcoin Price Slide

The crypto mining company is in a stronger position now, interim CEO El-Bakly said.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Finance

Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol Piloting a Waste Gas Methodology With Miner Crusoe Energy

Crypto miners, like Crusoe, use gas that would otherwise be wasted and minimize methane emissions.

Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (right) (Crusoe)

Web3

Social Media App MeWe to Bring Frequency Blockchain's Self-Sovereign Identity to Its 20M Users

The Frequency blockchain aims to create a fundamental layer to Web3, based on a social identity that users can control.

Left to right: Braxton Woodham, Patrick Murck, Jeffrey Edell and Ursula O’Kuinghttons (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Out of Compute North’s Bankruptcy Rises 300MW Bitcoin Miner With Novel Energy Offering

Born out of the ashes of the Compute North bankruptcy, the new venture aims to give customers control over their energy strategy.

Saxet Infrastructure Group, a new company, is building a data center in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Saxet Infrastructure Group)

Finance

A Crypto Mining Firm May Have Moved $150M in Bitcoin, CryptoQuant Says

The price of bitcoin dropped by 3% on the day the $150 million was moved out of the miner's wallet.

Bitcoin mining data (CryptoQuant)