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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Tech

Bee Maps Raises $32M to Scale Solana-Powered Decentralized Mapping Network

The fresh capital will be used to distribute more devices, enhance AI models that process and update map features, and boost contributor incentives, Bee said.

Bee device (Hivemapper)

Tech

DoubleZero Mainnet Goes Live With 22% of Staked SOL on Board

DoubleZero is a network built to speed up how blockchain validators talk to each other.

Austin Federa

Tech

Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Passes Holesky Test, Moves Closer To Mainnet

The next two testnet runs are scheduled for Oct. 14 and 28. After those are complete, Ethereum developers will lock in a date for Fusaka’s full mainnet launch.

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Markets

Legacy Users ‘Not Forgotten’ as OpenSea Balances Newcomers, OGs Ahead of Token Launch: CMO Hollander

In an interview with CoinDesk, OpenSea’s Adam Hollander shares about the platform's revamp plans.

OpenSea platform (OpenSea)

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Tech

The Protocol: Solana’s Firedancer Proposes Uncapping Block Compute-Unit Limit

Also: Denials of Bitcoin Hard Fork, UN Experiments With Blockchain, and Gate Rolls Out Token Launcher.

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Tech

Firedancer Devs From Jump Crypto Push Solana Toward Bigger Blocks

Jump Crypto’s Firedancer development team has submitted a proposal, known as SIMD-0370, that would remove the block-level compute unit limit.

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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum Developers Target December for Fusaka Hard Fork

Also: Plasma to Launch Mainnet This Week, New Liquid Staking Token for XRP Holders, and ICP Bets Big on AI Tech Stack.

Ethereum Logo (Midjourney / Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

RCMP Seizes C$56M in Crypto, Shuts Down TradeOgre in Canada’s Largest Digital Asset Bust

According to the authorities' Eastern Region division, the seizure followed a year-long probe by the Money Laundering Investigative Team (MLIT).

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Tech

Plasma to Launch Mainnet Beta Blockchain for Stablecoins Next Week

The team claims that the network will debut with more than $2 billion in stablecoin liquidity.

Plasma (Ramon Salinero/Unsplash)

Tech

The Protocol: ETH Exit Queue Gridlocks As Validators Pile Up

Also: DeFi’s Future on Ethereum, EF Creates dAI team, and Amex Blockchain-Based Travel Stamps.

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