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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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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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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Tech

Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Could Cut Node Costs, Ease Adoption

Fusaka – a blend of the names Fulu and Osaka – consists of two simultaneous upgrades to Ethereum’s consensus and execution layers, respectively.

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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)

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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.

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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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