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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Finanza

Here Are Six New Projects Looking to Mitigate Bitcoin Mining’s Energy Footprint

From technical improvement efficiencies to novel market-based solutions, a plethora of projects are trying to improve the bitcoin mining’s environmental footprint.

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

Finanza

Bitcoin Miner Mawson to Sell Texas Sites for $8.5M to Singapore Fund Manager

The funds will go toward reducing Mawson's debt and fueling growth.

Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Intel Discontinues Bitcoin Mining Chip Series

The production of the so-called Blockscale chips was announced about a year ago.

(Slejven Djurakovic/unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Shamba Network Sows the Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Africa

An ambitious startup tackles two of the world’s most intractable problems – climate change and financial inclusion – by using blockchain technology to share sophisticated data and insights with farmers in Kenya. That’s why Shamba Network is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Regen Network Calculates the Real Price of Our Actions

A trio of sustainability consultants designed a layer 1 blockchain that mints ecological assets and measures the true environmental costs of manufacturing and other commercial enterprises. That’s why Regen Network is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Politiche

NovaWulf Plans to Tokenize Equity of Celsius’ New Firm With $2B Assets, After Takeover

Celsius Network contacted 130 interested parties and signed confidentiality agreements with 40, before choosing NovaWulf.

Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, at Consensus 2019 in New York (CoinDesk)

Politiche

Sweden Drives Final Nail Into Its Bitcoin Mining Industry With Tax Hike

The 6,000% increase in taxes per kilowatt hour of energy may "ultimately destroy the industry" in the country.

A 30MW mining facility (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finanza

Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Stock Slumps Nearly 30% at Trading Debut

The Singapore firm is one of the largest bitcoin miners in the world, with 16.2 EH/s of hashrate.

(Bitdeer Group)

Politiche

Texas Senate Passes Bill to Limit Bitcoin Miners' Participation in Demand Response Programs

Bill likely to fail in the House, says miner Marathon Digital.

(Pete Alexopoulos/Unsplash)

Finanza

CleanSpark Buys $144.9M of Bitcoin Mining Rigs to Double Its Hashrate

The brand new Bitmain Antminer S19 XPs miners will be delivered by September.

CleanSpark's bitcoin mining facility in College Park, Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)