Margaux Nijkerk

polygon-emerges-as-suitor-for-celo’s-new-layer-2-blockchain,-competing-with-op-stack
Posted by | September 21, 2023
Polygon Emerges as Suitor for Celo’s New Layer-2 Blockchain, Competing With OP Stack

As the Celo blockchain prepares to migrate into a layer 2 network on Ethereum, there's suddenly competition to provide technology to the project.Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon Labs, submitted a...

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ethereum-blockchain-launches-‘holesky’-test-network,-on-first-anniversary-of-historic-‘merge’
Posted by | September 15, 2023
Ethereum Blockchain Launches ‘Holesky’ Test Network, on First Anniversary of Historic ‘Merge’

Ethereum developers launched a new test network, Holesky, on Friday that they say will improve the largest smart-contracts blockchain’s testing capability – by making it twice as big, at least...

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ethereum’s-vitalik-buterin-argues-for-blockchain-‘privacy-pools’-to-weed-out-criminals
Posted by | September 6, 2023
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Argues for Blockchain ‘Privacy Pools’ to Weed Out Criminals

Can blockchain protocols distinguish honest folk from criminals?Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum network, and four co-authors outlined a way of doing just that in a research paper released Wednesday,...

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coinbase,-framework-venture-funds-invest-$5m-in-socket-protocol,-in-bet-on-blockchain-interoperability
Posted by | September 6, 2023
Coinbase, Framework Venture Funds Invest $5M in Socket Protocol, in Bet on Blockchain Interoperability

Socket, a protocol aimed at enhancing communication between blockchains, has raised $5 million from the crypto-friendly venture-capital funds Coinbase Ventures and Framework Ventures.The new capital will expand Socket’s work with...

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arbitrum-developer-courts-coders-who-already-know-webassembly-compatible-languages
Posted by | August 31, 2023
Arbitrum Developer Courts Coders Who Already Know WebAssembly-Compatible Languages

A lot of executives in crypto have set their business plans based on the expected arrival, at some future point in time, of a horde of mainstream investors who will...

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starkware-restores-crypto-access-for-delinquent-wallet-updaters,-after-complaints-on-x
Posted by | August 30, 2023
StarkWare Restores Crypto Access for Delinquent Wallet Updaters, After Complaints on X

StarkWare, the company behind the Starknet blockchain, agreed to restore access to some users’ crypto, after users flooded X (formerly Twitter) with complaints that their wallets had been unfairly zeroed...

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Posted by | April 18, 2023
Lukso Genesis Validator Smart Contract to Go Live on 4/20 at 4:20

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Margaux Nijkerk reports on blockchain protocols with a focus on the Ethereum ecosystem. A graduate...

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Posted by | April 5, 2023
Inventor of Ethereum’s ERC-20 Token Standard Plans New Blockchain ‘LUKSO’ for Creative Types

Fabian Vogelsteller, an Ethereum veteran who helped shape the ecosystem in the early days, is taking on a new venture – a blockchain to succeed where he says others have...

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ethereum’s-shanghai-is-nearing,-but-when-can-i-withdraw-my-staked-eth?
Posted by | March 29, 2023
Ethereum’s Shanghai Is Nearing, but When Can I Withdraw My Staked ETH?

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Margaux Nijkerk reports on blockchain protocols with a focus on the Ethereum ecosystem. A graduate...

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second-ethereum-testnet-successfully-simulates-shanghai-hard-fork
Posted by | February 27, 2023
Second Ethereum Testnet Successfully Simulates Shanghai Hard Fork

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Margaux Nijkerk reports on blockchain protocols with a focus on the Ethereum ecosystem. A graduate...

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