Margaux Nijkerk

Margaux is a DeFi reporter at CoinDesk, focusing on the rapidly evolving decentralized finance landscape with a particular emphasis on the Ethereum and Solana ecosystems. Prior to that, Margaux was on CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols team covering the Ethereum protocol and L2s. A graduate of Johns Hopkins and Emory universities, she holds a master’s degree in International Affairs and Economics. She holds BTC and ETH above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Aethir and Credible Introduce DePIN-Powered Credit Card

The move is designed to give Aethir’s native ATH token holders and node operators access to stablecoin credit without liquidating their tokens

Headshot of Aethir CEO and co-founder Mark Rydon (Aethir)

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Eclipse Launches $ES Airdrop, Distributing 15% of Token Supply

The team behind the network shared that the initial distribution will occur over the next 30 days.

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Risc Zero’s 'Boundless' Incentivized Testnet Goes Live

The incentivized testnet, which the team is calling its Mainnet Beta, will let users participate in the network's decentralized marketplace for ZK computation.

RISC Zero is building a scalable blockchain using zk rollups (Andrew Haimerl/Unsplash)

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The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin's Latest Proposal – Transaction Gas Cap

Also: Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat, Volkswagen and Hivemapper Team Up, and EigenLabs Layoffs.

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Status Unveils Gasless Layer 2 Feature on Linea, Ditches Sequencer Fees Entirely

The network, currently in testnet, will operate differently compared to conventional rollups that depend on sequencer fees, the team said.

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

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Crypto Exchange Bullish Teams Up With Solana for Institutional Stablecoin Push

Bullish and the Solana Foundation will work on institutional-grade financial infrastructure with stablecoins built on Solana to serve as the primary rails for the exchange.

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Volkswagen ADMT Taps Solana-Based Hivemapper Bee Maps for Driverless Data

The deal highlights the growing adoption of crowdsourced geospatial data as autonomous ride-sharing firms look for more precise, up-to-date mapping infrastructure.

Volkswagen self-driving car (Volkswagen US Media Site)

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The Protocol: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Says the Ecosystem Is At Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase

Also: Bitcoin Botanix Layer-2 Goes Live, XRPL EVM-Sidechain Launches, and Securitize & RedStone Release New Whitepaper |

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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum at Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase

Speaking at EthCC in France, Ethereum’s founder said developers need to stay true to crypto’s principles amid a wave of corporate blockchain adoption.

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Securitize, RedStone Pilot ‘Trusted Single Source Oracle’ to Secure Tokenized Fund NAVs

The teams have released a whitepaper that introduces a new model for securely verifying Net Asset Value (NAV) data on-chain for tokenized private funds.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)