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 BTC and ETH above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Cronos, Partner of Crypto.com, to Start Layer 2 Network With Matter Labs

The new "Cronos zkEVM chain" is launching initially as a test network, based on Matter Labs’ software tools, which can be used to spin up new layer 2 and layer 3 “hyperchains” atop Ethereum.

Cronos Labs Managing Director Ken Timsit (Ken Tismit)

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Polygon to Offer Data Solution Celestia as Option for New Layer-2 Developers

Celestia's "data availability" solution – pitched as a cheaper alternative to storing data on Ethereum – will become an option for builders who are using Polygon’s customizable software stack to spin up new layer-2 networks.

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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StarkWare Distributing $3.5M Fees to Developers in 'Devonomics' Program

The developer firm, together with the Starknet Foundation, said that the program will benefit "dapp" builders and core developers of the Starknet blockchain.

StarkWare co-founders CEO Uri Kolodny and President Eli Ben-Sasson (Natalie Schor/StarkWare)

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Blocknative Releases New Ethereum Mempool Explorer, to Help With MEV Protection

The tool, which was released just a few weeks after Blocknative had to cut back on its MEV-Boost relay services, could ultimately help reduce instances of block-level manipulation and protect users from front-running bots.

Blocknative CEO Matt Cutler (Margaux Nijkerk/ CoinDesk)

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Worldcoin Foundation $5M Grants Program Focuses on 'Equitable Systems'

The grants are supposed to give developers a “focus on building resilient technology and more equitable systems.”

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Karl Floersch's 'Optimism' Tech Paved the Way for Coinbase's 'Base' Blockchain

The CEO of OP Labs helped create a set of tools that let developers build their own layer-2 chains.

Karl Floersch (Portrait by Mason Webb for CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Jesse Pollak Is Putting the Base in Coinbase

Coinbase's layer-2 blockchain, which launched this year, helps the exchange to scale and reduce transaction fees. Rivals, like Kraken, are now said to be launching their own layer 2s. That's why Pollak is part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 list.

Rebecca Rose's image of Jesse Pollak for Most Influential 2023.

Consensus Magazine

Jordi Baylina: Finding Solutions in Zero-Knowledge

One of Ethereum's biggest scalability layers, Polygon, is at the forefront of a new tech trend with the launch of its zkEVM.

Mason Webb/CoinDesk

Tech

Mantle Releases Liquid Staking Protocol, Expanding Beyond Layer-2 Operator

The release will be the second core product in the Mantle ecosystem, and comes just 6 months after the Mantle Network went live.

Mantle Chief Alchemist Jordi Alexander (Mantle)