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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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Axiom co-founders Jonathan Wang and Yi Sun (Axiom)
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Axiom, Protocol for Historical Ethereum Data, Raises $20M, Led by Paradigm, Standard Crypto
The funding will go towards further developing the protocol and adding new hires. Axiom allows smart contract developers to access historical data from Ethereum and then perfo...
Axiom co-founders Jonathan Wang and Yi Sun (Axiom)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jan 25, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2024
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Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal, Jordi Baylina and Antoni Martin (Polygon)
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Polygon Plans 'AggLayer,' in Bid to Synthesize Modular, Monolithic Blockchains
The new "AggLayer," set for launch next month, relies on zero-knowledge proofs, a type of cryptography that Polygon Labs is betting on as a core underpinning of future blockch...
Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal, Jordi Baylina and Antoni Martin (Polygon)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jan 24, 2024 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2024
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Discussion circle at Zuzalu, with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on the turquoise beanbag chair, listening to Asymmetry Finance's Hannah Hamilton. (Adrian Guerrera)
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Ethereum
Zuzalu, Vitalik Buterin-Led Retreat in Montenegro, Inspires Grants for 'Zu-Villages'
The aim of the program is to continue the "growth of the pop-up city movement" and "support technology-driven projects,” according to a post on Gitcoin.
Discussion circle at Zuzalu, with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on the turquoise beanbag chair, listening to Asymmetry Finance's Hannah Hamilton. (Adrian Guerrera)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jan 22, 2024 at 4:26 p.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2024
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What Implications and Centralization Concerns Arise from Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade and Metamask's Intent-Based System?
The Dencun upgrade on Ethereum aims to cut layer two transaction costs and decrease data storage expenses, while Metamask's intent-based system seeks to improve efficiency…Plu...
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By Bradley KeounMargaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Jan 18, 2024 at 9:12 p.m. UTC
Jan 18, 2024
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Blocks. (Desmond Marshall/ Unsplash)
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Ether
Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Goes Live, But Fails to Finalize on Testnet
Developers said the missed finalization was likely due to an expected lack of participation and older network validators.
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By Shaurya MalwaMargaux Nijkerk
Jan 17, 2024 at 7:43 a.m. UTC
Jan 17, 2024
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Gas Limit Boost, Bitcoin ETF Breakthrough, and Anti-Deepfake Alliances: What Lies Ahead in Crypto and Blockchain?
The proposed Ethereum gas limit increase holds the potential to enhance transaction throughput, coinciding with the significant milestone of the Bitcoin ETF debut, and in a pa...
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By Bradley KeounMargaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Jan 11, 2024 at 8:34 p.m. UTC
Jan 11, 2024
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Ethereum
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Proposes Gas Limit Increase
Ethereum's gas limit refers to the maximum amount of gas that can be expended in an individual block. A limit increase could improve network capacity and potentially reduce co...
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By Sam KesslerMargaux Nijkerk
Jan 11, 2024 at 3:12 p.m. UTC
Jan 11, 2024
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Screenshot from the new "Verify" tool showing a successful authentication – with transaction hash – of a Fox News article. (VerifyMedia/CoinDesk)
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Fox, Polygon Release Blockchain-Powered Tool 'Verify' to Weed Out Deepfakes
"Verify" is an open-source protocol built on Polygon's PoS blockchain, specifically used to establish the origin and history of registered media.
Screenshot from the new "Verify" tool showing a successful authentication – with transaction hash – of a Fox News article. (VerifyMedia/CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jan 9, 2024 at 4:22 p.m. UTC
Jan 9, 2024
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Ethereum has a backlog of validators waiting to exit the chain. (Koushik Pal/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
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Ethereum
Ethereum Validators Forced to Wait Days to Unstake Amid Celsius Withdraws
This means there is now a 5.6 day wait for validators to exit the Ethereum blockchain.
Ethereum has a backlog of validators waiting to exit the chain. (Koushik Pal/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jan 5, 2024 at 4:28 p.m. UTC
Jan 5, 2024
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Solana: Boom Times or Blip?
Vitalik Buterin unveils the latest iteration of the Ethereum ecosystem roadmap, Dencun is introduced as the transformative upgrade, while Solana garners increased momentum.
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By Margaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Jan 4, 2024 at 8:23 p.m. UTC
Jan 4, 2024
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