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.

Margaux Nijkerk

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'We Are Prepared to Go to the Mat:' ENS Founder on Patent Dispute With Unstoppable

ENS Founder Nick Johnson told CoinDesk he’s unhappy with Unstoppable Domains's patenting of work that he claims he produced and published earlier.

Ethereum Name Service founder Nick Johnson (ENS)

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Blockchain Developer Lattice Unveils 'Alternative Data Availability' Network for Optimism

The new "Redstone" network, currently operating as a test network, is rooted in an effort to make blockchains cheaper for gaming and decentralized applications – relying on off-chain "data availability" providers as part of the broader setup.

Lattice Founder and CEO Justin Glibert (Lattice)

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Cryptocurrency Exchange OKX Coming Out With Layer 2 ‘X1’ Built on Polygon Technology

The OKB token will be used for gas fees on the new chain, which comes as rival crypto exchanges including Coinbase and reportedly Kraken are pursuing their own layer-2 projects.

OKX Chief Innovation Officer Jason Lau (OKX)

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Ex-Polygon Veteran Wyatt Joins Optimism Foundation Unit in Growth Role

Wyatt, who previously served as president at Polygon Labs and had a stint at YouTube, joins as chief growth officer, where he will be in charge of helping developers build across Optimism’s ecosystem of blockchains.

Optimism Foundation Chief Growth Officer Ryan Wyatt (Optimism Foundation)

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Blockchain Staking Firms Update Best Practices Amid 'Increased Scrutiny'

The new “staking principles,” published by the Proof of Stake Alliance, aim to ensure consumer protections and promote innovation. Signers include Lido, Coinbase, Rocketpool, Blockdaemon.

(Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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'Almost All of DeFi Uses the Graph' – Q&A With Edge & Node CEO Tegan Kline

The CEO of Edge & Node shares how The Graph network – sometimes called the "Google of Web3" – is supposed to help organize data for other protocols.

Tegan Kline, CEO of Edge & Node (Edge & Node)

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Lukso Blockchain Releases Universal Profiles on Mainnet

The feature went live on main network blockchain two months after it was released on testnet.

Fabian Vogelsteller and Marjorie Hernandez, co-founders of Lukso. (Lukso)