PlayIconNav
Ad

Margaux Nijkerk

Margaux Nijkerk

Margaux Nijkerk reports on the Ethereum protocol and L2s. A graduate of Johns Hopkins and Emory universities, she has a masters in International Affairs & Economics. She holds a small amount of ETH and other altcoins.

Social

Recent

Renzo Founding Contributor Lucas Kozinski (Renzo)
Technology
Ethereum
Renzo Capitalizes on Restaking Frenzy to Raise $17M From Galaxy, Brevan Howard
Funds will be used towards expanding the project's restaking services, including adding support for ERC-20 tokens.
Renzo Founding Contributor Lucas Kozinski (Renzo)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 18, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 18, 2024
EthereumRestakingStakingETH
The Protocol Wide
The Protocol
The protocol
The Major Narrative in the Blockchain Space | Interoperability
Sergey Gorbunov on Axelar's Focus on Security and Programmability
The Protocol Wide
By Bradley KeounMargaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Jun 17, 2024 at 9:07 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2024
The ProtocolTechDevelopersCryptoEthereum
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Air Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., air delivery pallets of water and food to Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 to be distributed by the members of the United Nations. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
Technology
Matter labs
ZKsync Airdrop of 'ZK' Token Puts Initial Market Cap Near $800M
The layer-2 blockchain ZKsync, has kicked off its highly anticipated airdrop of its ZK token, with 45% of the tokens already claimed.
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Air Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., air delivery pallets of water and food to Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 to be distributed by the members of the United Nations. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 17, 2024 at 8:33 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2024
Matter LabsZksync eraZero knowledgerolluplayer 2airdrop
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Technology
Polygon
Polygon Creates New Grants Program, 1B POL Unlocked Over 10 Years
The program will tap into funds made available by Polygon’s Community Treasury, and the team shared that roughly 100 million POL tokens will be given out each year.
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 11, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2024
PolygonPolygon labsGrantsDevelopersEthereum
ZKsync will airdrop its ZK token "next week" (ian dooley/Unsplash)
Technology
Zk rollup
ZKsync’s ZK Airdrop Is Coming ‘Next Week,’ Here's What to Expect
According to the plan released Tuesday, 17.5% of ZK's 21 billion total token supply will be airdropped to users beginning "next week."
ZKsync will airdrop its ZK token "next week" (ian dooley/Unsplash)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 11, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2024
Zk rollupZksync eraMatter LabsairdropAirdropsEthereumlayer 2Layer 2s
Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
Technology
Optimism foundation
Optimism Finally Gets Its Mission-Critical 'Fault Proofs'
For years, Optimism was missing a core feature at the heart of its design: "Fault proofs." On Monday, that tech is finally here.
Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 10, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2024
Optimism foundationOptimismrollupRollupslayer 2Ethereum
The Protocol Wide
The Protocol
The protocol
Live from Consensus 2024 | The Financialization of Crypto and the Influence of Narratives
David Schwartz and Robert Leshner share how the convergence of traditional financial markets and on-chain systems presents a major opportunity for driving adoption over the ne...
The Protocol Wide
By Bradley KeounMargaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Jun 6, 2024 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2024
The ProtocolTechDevelopersCryptoEthereum
(jean wimmerlin/Unsplash/PhotoMosh)
Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: Another Episode in the Layer-2 Teams Drama
We take a look at what unfolded after Matter Labs’ planned to trademark the term “ZK.”
(jean wimmerlin/Unsplash/PhotoMosh)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 5, 2024 at 8:33 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2024
The ProtocolEthereumLayer 2sMatter LabsZero knowledgeStarkwareAvailScaling Bitcoin
Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
Technology
Avail
Polygon Spinoff Avail Raises $43M in Series A Funding
The news comes three months after Avail, a data availability company, disclosed its $27 million seed funding round.
Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 4, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2024
Availdata availabilitySeries ASeries A fundingSeries A round
Polygon Labs CEO, Marc Boiron. (Polygon Labs)
Technology
Ethereum
Polygon Acquires Zero-Knowledge Cryptography Firm Toposware
Sources close to the deal told CoinDesk that the company was valued at $30-50 million. The purchase means that Polygon Labs has invested over $1 billion on zero-knowledge rese...
Polygon Labs CEO, Marc Boiron. (Polygon Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 4, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 4, 2024
EthereumPolygonPolygon labsZero knowledgeZero-Knowledge Proofsacquisition