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Margaux Nijkerk

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 a small amount of ETH and other altcoins.

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Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China (Cheunghyo/Getty Images)
Technology
Ethereum
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)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 17, 2022 at 6:12 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2022
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Tech
Ripple
Ripple Begins Testing XRP Ledger Sidechain That’s Compatible With Ethereum Smart Contracts
This is the first step in a three-part process to introduce an EVM-compatible sidechain to the XRP Ledger mainnet.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 17, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2022
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Tech
Ethereum
Censored Ethereum Blocks Hit the 51% Threshold Over the Past 24 Hours
Censorship has been a growing concern within the Ethereum ecosystem, especially since the advent of MEV-Boost after the Merge.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 14, 2022 at 7:49 p.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2022
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Tech
Ethereum
Flashbots Reveals New Version of Its Key Ethereum Software
Development of SUAVE, as the project is codenamed, has been going on for a year.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 14, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2022
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Moon’s CryptoMortgage products allows people to use their crypto as collateral for real estate. (Getty Images)
Finance
Real estate
Crypto Lending Platform Moon Mortgage Raises $3.5M Seed Round
The platform will allow investors to use their crypto as collateral for financing real estate investments.
Moon’s CryptoMortgage products allows people to use their crypto as collateral for real estate. (Getty Images)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 11, 2022 at 4:01 a.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2022
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Tech
Zero-knowledge proofs
Ethereum Scaling Tool Polygon Launches its zkEVM Public Testnet
The company continues to be targeting the mainnet going live sometime in early 2023.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 10, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 10, 2022
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Technology
Valid points
What’s Going On With Ethereum’s MEV-Boost?
Flashbots' block relayers continue to dominate the Ethereum validator ecosystem. And with them, censorship continues to grow.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 5, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Oct 5, 2022
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Dandelion flower plant blowing wind breeze (Bellazza87/Pixabay)
Technology
Ethereum
Etherscan Set to 'Deprecate' Ethereum’s Ropsten and Rinkeby Testnets
Developers should migrate to Goerli and Sepolia networks ahead of tomorrow’s shutdown.
Dandelion flower plant blowing wind breeze (Bellazza87/Pixabay)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 4, 2022 at 7:17 p.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2022
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Juno launching loyalty token with new fundraising round. (Juno)
Finance
Juno
Crypto Banking Platform Juno Raises $18M in Series A Funding
Alongside the fresh capital, the company will be introducing its loyalty token, JCOIN.
Juno launching loyalty token with new fundraising round. (Juno)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 1, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2022
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Anchorage co-founders Diogo Monica and Nathan McCauley (Anchorage)
Finance
Anchorage
Crypto Custody Firm Anchorage Digital to Be Preferred Custodian for Layer 1 Blockchain Aptos Labs
The partnership signals the growing institutional adoption of crypto.
Anchorage co-founders Diogo Monica and Nathan McCauley (Anchorage)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Sep 27, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2022
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