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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Технологии

Cap Raises $11M for Stablecoin Engine as Industry Heats Up

A recent $8 million funding round will be used to develop Cap’s stablecoin engine, which is slated to launch later this year.

Kujira will issue its own stablecoin. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ethereum Developers Lock in May 7 for Pectra Upgrade

The decision to schedule Pectra was made just over a week after the upgrade went live on the Hoodi testnet without any hiccups.

The latest Ethereum upgrade, Pectra, is partly named after Electra, one of the "seven sisters" in the star constellation known as Pleiades (Wikipedia)

Технологии

Interoperability Protocol Hyperlane Reveals Airdrop Details

The airdrop will occur on April 22, with 57% of the token supply going to users.

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Ethereum’s Final Pectra Test Goes Live on Hoodi Network

The upgrade is the last of three tests, and developers previously agreed they would schedule Pectra 30 days from Wednesday if the test ran smoothly.

Ethereum Abstract Crystal

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Celo Migration to Layer-2 Network Is Done, Bringing in New Era for the Blockchain

The transition ends a long journey beginning back in July 2023 and a fierce competition, won by Optimism, convincing the Celo ecosystem to build with their tech.

Celo co-founders Marek Olszewski and Rene Reinsberg (Celo Foundation)

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The Protocol: Meet Hoodi, Ethereum’s New Testnet

Also: Microsoft Raises Alarm of Malware Targeting Crypto Wallets; Halliday Raises $20M for AI Protocol; Sam Altman's World and Razer Want to Defeat Gaming's Bot Problem.

Robot Couple

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Ethereum to Sunset ‘Holesky’ Testnet in September

The deprecation plan comes after Holesky fell offline due to a faulty test of Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra update.

Ethereum Abstract Crystal

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Microsoft Raises Alarm of Malware Targeting Coinbase, MetaMask Wallets

A new report from Microsoft researchers warned of malware that could steal and decrypt users’ information from 20 of some of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets.

Microsoft shareholders voted against adding bitcoin to its company's treasury. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images)

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Arbitrum Ecosystem Unveils 'Onchain Labs' to Support Early-Stage Projects

The new program is designed to provide go-to-market support to "experimental and volatile" projects, according to Arbitrum's main developer.

The co-founders of Offchain Labs, the firm behind Arbitrum. (Offchain Labs)

Технологии

Hello, Hoodi: Ethereum Welcomes a New Testnet

Ethereum's 'Pectra' upgrade will be tested on Hoodi following buggy attempts on other testnets, Holesky and Sepolia.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)