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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Tech

FTX Blowup Helped Enrich the Ethereum Validators Who Run the Blockchain

They saw a surge in MEV, or profits from optimizing the order of transactions, surge amid crypto chaos early this month.

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Tech

Mobile-Focused Blockchain Celo Partners With Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys

The partnership will allow for Celo to integrate with ConsenSys’ Infura infrastructure.

Celo se asocia con ConsenSys. (Getty Images)

Tech

Sui Network, a New Blockchain From Ex-Meta Employees, Launches Its Testnet

The competitor to the Aptos blockchain said that developers can continue to use its devnet.

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Tech

Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys Co-Launches Ethereum Climate Platform

The initiative aims to address Ethereum’s excess energy consumption before it went through the Merge.

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Finance

Cross-Ecosystem Platform Evmos Partners With Anchorage Digital to Offer Custody and Staking

The announcement comes following the company’s $27 million token sale

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Finance

BitGo Joins Dogecoin Frenzy as Crypto Custody Firm Rolls Out a Wrapped Version

The announcement comes as DOGE surged 102% in October.

Perro shiba inu. (Getty Images)

Tech

Google Introduces Cloud-Based Blockchain Node Service for Ethereum

The move highlights the growing attention that technology giants are paying to blockchain, crypto and Web3 projects.

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Tech

Axelar and Polygon Supernets Team Up to Provide Cross-Chain Interoperability

This will allow developers to build their applications across multiple blockchains

THORSwap has extended its product offering. (Akinori UEMURA/Unsplash)

Finance

Persistence’s Liquid Staking Protocol pSTAKE Teams Up With Anchorage Digital

Liquid staking has become more popular with institutions, particularly after the Ethereum network moved to proof-of-stake.

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The Next Major Ethereum Upgrade, Shanghai, Now Has a Testnet

The Shandong testnet will allow developers to experiment with the next phases of Ethereum development, including properly implementing staked ether withdrawals.

Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China (Cheunghyo/Getty Images)