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.

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Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain to Undergo Its Own Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’
This will mark the second time in blockchain history that a chain swaps out its old model for proof-of-stake.
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"The V God" (Federico Solmi/CoinDesk)
Ethereum Pulled Off The Year’s Biggest Blockchain Event
It was no small task for the hundreds of developers and client teams to build, coordinate, and successfully swap out Ethereum’s core from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. That...
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The Ethereum Foundation Commences Shutdown of Ropsten Testnet
Developers should move their applications over to either the Goerli or Sepolia testnets.
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Blockchain Protocol Komodo Offering Three-In-One Wallet, Cross-Chain Bridge and DEX
Named AtomicDEX Web, the service is intended to be accessed through any internet browser.
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Dogechain: Dogecoin’s Tag-Along Sidechain
They may be nominally related, but Dogechain is a different breed altogether.
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Ethereum Developers Agree on What Could Be Included in the Next Upgrade – but Not When
Staked ETH withdrawals made the cut – but the timeline for when that will happen still isn't any clearer.
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Ethereum R&D Firm Flashbots Shares Details About Its Next-Gen Block Builder
After teasing Suave at this year’s Devcon, Flashbots outlines how the plug-and-play solution will transform the way validators earn MEV.
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Anxious Ethereum Stakers Question When They’ll Be Able to Access Funds
Developers are determined to include staked ETH withdrawals in Shanghai, the next Ethereum update, but the timeline is still vague.
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FTX Blowup Helped Enrich the Ethereum Validators Who Run the Blockchain
They saw a surge in MEV, or profits from optimizing the order of transactions, surge amid crypto chaos early this month.
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Truffle is a development environment where Ethereum smart contracts can be tested. (Getty Images)
Mobile-Focused Blockchain Celo Partners With Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys
The partnership will allow for Celo to integrate with ConsenSys’ Infura infrastructure.
Truffle is a development environment where Ethereum smart contracts can be tested. (Getty Images)