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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Celo Migration to Layer-2 Network Is Done, Bringing in New Era for the Blockchain

The transition ends a long journey beginning back in July 2023 and a fierce competition, won by Optimism, convincing the Celo ecosystem to build with their tech.

Celo co-founders Marek Olszewski and Rene Reinsberg (Celo Foundation)

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The Protocol: Meet Hoodi, Ethereum’s New Testnet

Also: Microsoft Raises Alarm of Malware Targeting Crypto Wallets; Halliday Raises $20M for AI Protocol; Sam Altman's World and Razer Want to Defeat Gaming's Bot Problem.

Robots (Unsplash/Sumaid pal Singh Bakshi/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Ethereum to Sunset ‘Holesky’ Testnet in September

The deprecation plan comes after Holesky fell offline due to a faulty test of Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra update.

Ethereum blockchain symbol abstract crystal

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Microsoft Raises Alarm of Malware Targeting Coinbase, MetaMask Wallets

A new report from Microsoft researchers warned of malware that could steal and decrypt users’ information from 20 of some of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets.

Microsoft shareholders voted against adding bitcoin to its company's treasury. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images)

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Arbitrum Ecosystem Unveils 'Onchain Labs' to Support Early-Stage Projects

The new program is designed to provide go-to-market support to "experimental and volatile" projects, according to Arbitrum's main developer.

The co-founders of Offchain Labs, the firm behind Arbitrum. (Offchain Labs)

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Hello, Hoodi: Ethereum Welcomes a New Testnet

Ethereum's 'Pectra' upgrade will be tested on Hoodi following buggy attempts on other testnets, Holesky and Sepolia.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

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Sam Altman's World Network and Razer Want to Defeat Gaming's Bot Problem

The teams are releasing “Razer ID verified by World ID,” which is a single sign-on mechanism that will verify real human gamers from bots.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

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The Protocol: Ethereum’s Holesky Testnet Finalizes, Finally

Also: Starknet Settles to Bitcoin And Ethereum, Danny Ryan’s New Mission from Ethereum’s Engine Room to Wall Street, And Japanese Tech Giants Sony and LINE Join Forces

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From Ethereum's Engine Room to Wall Street: Danny Ryan's New Mission

Ryan turned down an opportunity to help led the Ethereum Foundation and instead joined Etherealize, an organization focused on bringing Ethereum to Wall Street.

Danny Ryan at Devcon 2019 (Ethereum Foundation Livestream)

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Japanese Tech Giants Sony and LINE Join Forces in Blockchain Deal

The integration will bring four gaming applications from Japan's largest social platform to Sony's blockchain network, Soneium.

Sony (CoinDesk Archives)