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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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Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal (left) and Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon Labs)
Technology
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Polygon Sets September Date for Migration to POL Token from MATIC
The migration comes as a part of Polygon’s planned revamp laid out last year in its “Polygon 2.0” roadmap. The change was initially proposed in July 2023 to its community, and...
Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal (left) and Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 18, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 18, 2024
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at the EthCC conference in Brussels (Margaux Nijkerk)
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Vitalik Buterin, as Other Crypto Leaders Line Up Behind Trump, Argues Against Picking Candidates Just Because They Like Crypto
The comments from Buterin, widely viewed as Ethereum's intellectual leader, stand in stark contrast to the strongly pro-Trump rhetoric from other well-known crypto figures.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at the EthCC conference in Brussels (Margaux Nijkerk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 17, 2024 at 6:43 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2024
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Polygon Co-founder Daniel Lubarov (Polygon Labs)
Technology
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Polygon's New ZK Proving System, 'Plonky3,' Comes as Open-Source Toolkit
Proving systems are a crucial component at the heart of blockchain ecosystems, allowing secondary "rollup" networks to confirm transactions on a base chain like Ethereum. Poly...
Polygon Co-founder Daniel Lubarov (Polygon Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 16, 2024
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StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)
Technology
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Starknet, Layer-2 Chain on Ethereum, to Open Staking By End of Year
If approved by the community, staking could come to the mainnet by the end of 2024.
StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 10, 2024 at 12:42 p.m. UTC
Jul 10, 2024
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at the EthCC conference on Wednesday in Brussels (Margaux Nijkerk)
Technology
Vitalik Buterin Reflects On Strengths, Weaknesses of Ethereum, 'Hardening' the Blockchain
The co-founder and intellectual leader of the largest smart-contracts blockchain ecosystem addressed a packed room at the EthCC conference in Brussels.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at the EthCC conference on Wednesday in Brussels (Margaux Nijkerk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 10, 2024 at 12:31 p.m. UTC
Jul 10, 2024
Founder of TON Application Chain Pavel Altukhov (TAC)
Technology
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TON Blockchain Ecosystem to Get New Layer-2 Network Based on Polygon Tech
The new protocol, called the TON Applications Chain (TAC), will make use of Polygon’s Chain Development Kit (CDK), as well as their AggLayer.
Founder of TON Application Chain Pavel Altukhov (TAC)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 9, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
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Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)
Technology
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Sam Altman’s Layer-2 Blockchain Project, World Chain, Opens to Developers
This means that select developers can apply to build, test, and give feedback to Tools For Humanity, the developer firm behind Worldcoin, according to a press release shared w...
Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 9, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
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Joe Lubin, Founder and CEO of Consensys, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)
Technology
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MetaMask Developer Consensys Releases New Toolkit for 'Seamless Onboarding'
The Delegation Toolkit will allow for instant user onboarding without needing to interact with a traditional wallet, in addition to eliminating “user friction completely,” mea...
Joe Lubin, Founder and CEO of Consensys, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 9, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
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The Significance of User-Owned AI and NEAR Protocol's Emphasis on Practical Applications
NEAR’s co-founder Illia Polosukhin shares the need to shift from corporate-owned AI to models that benefit individuals and communities.
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By Bradley KeounMargaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Jul 8, 2024 at 7:23 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2024
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CEO of Pi Squared Grigore Rosu (Pi Squared)
Technology
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Pi Squared, Building 'Universal ZK Circuit', Raises $12.5M
The startup, led by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign computer science professor, uses zero-knowledge technology to enable “trustless remote computing" along with othe...
CEO of Pi Squared Grigore Rosu (Pi Squared)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 2, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 2, 2024
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