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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Технології

Web Registry GoDaddy, Ethereum Name Service Connect Domain Names With Crypto Wallets

Users will be able to link their internet domain names to their ENS addresses.

Ethereum Name Service founder Nick Johnson (ENS)

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Polygon Labs Cuts 19% of Staff, 60 Roles, for 'Enhanced Performance'

The Ethereum-focused developer firm attributes the layoffs to working more effectively, rather than financial reasons.

Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron (Polygon Labs)

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Ethereum's 'Dencun' Upgrade Goes Live on Second Testnet, With Just One Remaining

Next week, on Feb. 7, Dencun will go live on its final Ethereum testnet, Holesky. After that, developers will ink in a date to activate Dencun on the main blockchain.

Ethereum (Unsplash)

Технології

As Blockchains Push Toward Decentralization, These People Serve as Ultimate Guardians

The goal of these "protocol councils,” sometimes called “security councils,” is to nudge these nascent networks toward increasing decentralization, by gradually removing them from under the control of their original developers. How are they different from boards of directors?

Decentralized finance activity is starting to pick up. (Alina Grubnyak/Unsplash)

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Ethereum Developers Set Timeline for Final ‘Dencun’ Testnet Upgrades

Developers will run through Dencun on the Sepolia and Holesky testnets on Jan. 30 and Feb. 7, putting the upgrade on track to reach the main network in late February or early March.

Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist, namesake for "proto-danksharding," a major component of Ethereum's upcoming "Dencun" upgrade. (Bradley Keoun)

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Axiom, Protocol for Historical Ethereum Data, Raises $20M, Led by Paradigm, Standard Crypto

The funding will go towards further developing the protocol and adding new hires. Axiom allows smart contract developers to access historical data from Ethereum and then perform intensive computations off-chain.

Axiom co-founders Jonathan Wang and Yi Sun (Axiom)

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Polygon Plans 'AggLayer,' in Bid to Synthesize Modular, Monolithic Blockchains

The new "AggLayer," set for launch next month, relies on zero-knowledge proofs, a type of cryptography that Polygon Labs is betting on as a core underpinning of future blockchain architecture.

Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal, Jordi Baylina and Antoni Martin (Polygon)

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Zuzalu, Vitalik Buterin-Led Retreat in Montenegro, Inspires Grants for 'Zu-Villages'

The aim of the program is to continue the "growth of the pop-up city movement" and "support technology-driven projects,” according to a post on Gitcoin.

Discussion circle at Zuzalu, with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on the turquoise beanbag chair, listening to Asymmetry Finance's Hannah Hamilton. (Adrian Guerrera)