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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Israeli Crypto Firms Scramble to Deal With War, in Between the Sirens

Few operational disruptions were reported, but some crypto employees were getting called up for reserve duty. Executives and developers coped with the stress of attending funerals, responding to security warnings and encountering supermarket shortages.

Tel Aviv skyline. (Gilad Avidan/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Blocknative Reduces Headcount by Third, After Suspending Work on Relay Project

The company discloses a restructuring in the wake of its decision to exit services related to MEV-Boost Relay, a type of software used by Ethereum network validators.

Celestia Labs is betting on a modular blockchain future. (Shutterstock)

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Israel War Prompts Crypto Firms Including Fireblocks, MarketAcross to Start Aid Fund

The organization will host a multi-signature wallet to collect donations for Israelis in multiple cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) as well as the dollar-linked stablecoins USDT and USDC.

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At Last, Blockchain Developer OP Labs Delivers ‘Fault Proofs’ Missing From Core Design

The developer’s OP Stack software, the blueprint for Coinbase’s new Base blockchain, had been criticized for the lack of a crucial security feature – likened to driving a fast car without airbags.

OP Labs CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)

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Ethereum Developers Appear Successful in Second Attempt at Holesky Test Network Launch

The original planned launch date of Holesky, on Sept. 15, was supposed to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Ethereum’s historic “Merge” transition. But things didn't go so smoothly. Now developers are trying again.

Ethereum Foundation's Parithosh Jayanthi, helping to host a livestream as developers of the blockchain launched the new "Holesky" test network. (EthStaker/YouTube)

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Buenos Aires Releases Blockchain Digital Identity Solution Powered by zkSync's ZK Proofs

Citizens of Buenos Aires can access the identity solution, the QuarkID wallet, where they can store their birth and marriage certificates, according to the city government.

Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Sasha Stories/Unsplash)

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EigenLayer’s Sreeram Kannan on the Hot (and Risky) Ethereum Trend of ‘Restaking’

In an exclusive interview, Sreeram Kannan, the founder of EigenLayer and a pioneer behind restaking, discusses his project's goals as a new landscape for restaking emerges.

EigenLayer CEO Sreeram Kannan. (Bradley Keoun)

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Blocknative to Suspend MEV-Boost Relay After Economics Fail to ‘Materialize’

The decision followed internal discussions among the company’s leadership and board of directors, and the company plans to focus on "economically viable opportunities."

Blocks. (Desmond Marshall/ Unsplash)