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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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Co-founders of Alchemy, Joseph Lau and Nikil Viswanathan (Alchemy)
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Alchemy
Blockchain Developer Alchemy Buys BWare, Pushing Into Europe, Adding About 25% to Staff
Company officials told CoinDesk this was its biggest acquisition to date, bringing on 41 developers and engineers from the Bware team and increasing Alchemy's headcount to 190...
Co-founders of Alchemy, Joseph Lau and Nikil Viswanathan (Alchemy)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 29, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2024
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Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski (Margaux Nijkerk/CoinDesk)
Technology
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Solving Fragmentation Is Next Blockchain Race as Layer 2s Multiply, ZKsync Developer Says
Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski told CoinDesk in an interview that fragmentation among layer-2 networks is the next big challenge the blockchain space needs to tackle.
Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski (Margaux Nijkerk/CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 28, 2024 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2024
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Charles Hoskinson, CEO of Input Output Global, the firm behind the Cardano blockchain that is releasing a new privacy blockchain and token. (CoinDesk)
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Cardano
Cardano Blockchain Heads for 'Chang Hard Fork,' Biggest Upgrade in Two Years
The main feature of the upgrade is to give Cardano the ability to introduce on-chain governance features.
Charles Hoskinson, CEO of Input Output Global, the firm behind the Cardano blockchain that is releasing a new privacy blockchain and token. (CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 28, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2024
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Startale Labs CEO Sota Watanabe (Startale Labs)
Technology
Layer 2
Sony, Electronics Pioneer Behind Walkman, Starts Own Blockchain 'Soneium'
The new project, "Soneium" will be a layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain, using technology from Optimism's OP Stack.
Startale Labs CEO Sota Watanabe (Startale Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 23, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2024
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NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin (CoinDesk/The Protocol podcast)
Technology
Near
NEAR Blockchain Gets Major Upgrade to Add 'Stateless Validation'
The upgrade, known as "Nightshade 2.0," has been on the NEAR roadmap for years, with the first version introduced in 2022.
NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin (CoinDesk/The Protocol podcast)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 22, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 22, 2024
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Artistically modified screenshot from code describing new EOF "containers" (Ipsilon/GitHub, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum Set for Overhaul of Crucial Programming Standard With 'EVM Object Format'
The EOF proposal is a series of planned changes aiming to update the ubiquitous Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) – the programming environment that executes smart contracts on t...
Artistically modified screenshot from code describing new EOF "containers" (Ipsilon/GitHub, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 14, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 14, 2024
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Co-founder of OP Labs Mark Tyneway (OP Labs)
Technology
Optimism
Optimism Pushes for 'Interoperability' Between Affiliated Blockchains
Optimism-affiliated networks, including Coinbase's Base, that are part of the Superchain rely on Ethereum to communicate with each other in order to move assets, which tends t...
Co-founder of OP Labs Mark Tyneway (OP Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 12, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2024
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NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin (CoinDesk/The Protocol podcast)
Technology
Near
NEAR Pushes 'Signatures' on Mainnet, in Growing Trend of Chain Abstraction
The feature was introduced in testnet in March, and allows users with a NEAR account to sign transactions on blockchains it supports, without the need for cross-chain bridges.
NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin (CoinDesk/The Protocol podcast)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 8, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2024
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Router Chain mainnet launches as a chain abstraction solution (Maksym Ostrozhynskyy/Unsplash)
Technology
Mainnet
Router Launches Mainnet, as More Projects 'Abstract' Away Blockchains
Router Chain is supposed to reduce the complexities of cross-chain interactions and make the development of dapps easier to use.
Router Chain mainnet launches as a chain abstraction solution (Maksym Ostrozhynskyy/Unsplash)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 30, 2024
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Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal (left) and Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon Labs)
Technology
Layer 2
Polygon Sets September Date for Migration to POL Token from MATIC
The migration comes as a part of Polygon’s planned revamp laid out last year in its “Polygon 2.0” roadmap. The change was initially proposed in July 2023 to its community, and...
Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal (left) and Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 18, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 18, 2024
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