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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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)

Tech

'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)

Tech

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)

Tech

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)

Tech

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)