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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News Analysis

Crypto’s ‘Decentralized’ Illusion Shattered Again by Another AWS Meltdown

The October AWS outage took down some of crypto’s most prominent companies and networks. Many in the community pointed out their lack of decentralization.

A plug disconnected from its electricity socket.

Tech

Monad’s Fast EVM Chain Promises ‘Night and Day’ Performance Gains

CoinDesk sat down with Monad Foundation’s Director of Growth Kevin McCordic to talk about the architecture behind the blockchain.

Monad Labs is looking to provide faster EVM processing than Ethereum. (Julian Hochgesang/Unsplash)

Tech

The Protocol: Monad Airdrop Portal Opens as Token Launch Nears

Also: ETH’s Sepolia Gets Fusaka Upgrade, Monero Releases Privacy Boost For Nodes and EF Expands Its Push Into Privacy.

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Finance

Monad Opens Airdrop Portal Ahead of Token Launch

The window to check for eligibility to claim MON tokens will remain open until November 3, the Monad Foundation said.

Hot-air balloons in the sky. (Ian Dooley/Unsplash)

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Finance

Ethereum’s Fusaka Rolls Out on Sepolia; Hoodi Testnet Up Next

The test follows a successful rollout on the Holesky testnet two weeks ago.

BNB Chain to undergo upgrade in June (Moritz Mentges/Unsplash)

Finance

$21M Crypto Theft on Hyperliquid Tied to Private Key Leak: PeckShield

According to PeckShield, the theft stemmed from a private key compromise, allowing an attacker to drain the victim’s funds in a single swift move.

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Finance

Monad Confirms Airdrop Timing, But Allocation Details Remain Under Wraps

The airdrop claims portal will open this month, the Monad team shared on X.

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Finance

Block Street Raises $11.5M to Build ‘Execution Layer for On-Chain Stocks’

The funding round was led by Hack VC, with backing from Generative Venture, DWF Labs and others including executives from firms like Jane Street and Point72.

Seed Funding Investment coins in a jar (Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Hyperliquid Lists MON-USD Perpetuals Ahead of Hotly Anticipated Monad Airdrop

Both Hyperliquid’s announcement and Monad’s recent posts suggest that an airdrop may be imminent.

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Tech

The Protocol: 77% of Bitcoin Holders Have Never Used BTCFi, Survey Reveals

Also: Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade on Holesky, DoubleZero Goes Live and Bee Maps Raises $42M.

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