Margaux Nijkerk

Margaux Nijkerk reports on the Ethereum protocol and L2s. A graduate of Johns Hopkins and Emory universities, she has a masters in International Affairs & Economics. She holds BTC and ETH above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Tecnologia

Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles

Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world.

Ether.Fi CEO Mike Silagadze (CoinDesk, modified using PhotoMosh)

Tecnologia

Ethereum's Next Upgrade, 'Pectra,' Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements

Developers' aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade.

Prague

Tecnologia

Ethereum Foundation Researchers' Proposal to Slow ETH Issuance Draws Pushback

The proposal, introduced in February, could harden Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, ether (ETH), as a form of money – by reducing the inflation of new supply. But some members of the community say if it's not broke, don't fix it.

Ethereum (ethereum.org)

Tecnologia

Ethereum Hit by 'Blobscriptions' in First Stress Test of Blockchain's New Data System

Ethereum fees for "blobs" – the blockchain's new dedicated class of cheaper data storage – spiked Wednesday after a project called Ethscriptions created a new way of inscribing data, known as “blobscriptions.”

Ethereum's new "blob market" is taking on a life of its own. (Wikipedia/PhotoMosh)

Tecnologia

Espresso Systems Raises $28M in Fresh Funds, Led By A16z Crypto

The leading shared sequencer firm said it would further invest in its products as well as additional hires.

CEO of Espresso Systems Ben Fisch (Espresso Systems)

Tecnologia

Cosmos-Based Canto Blockchain Reverses Course on Polygon Layer-2 Plans, Unveils New Roadmap

Canto will remain a Cosmos layer 1 network rather than shift to the Ethereum ecosystem, as previously announced. Its new Cyclone Stack will include upgrades aimed at scaling and improving performance of the blockchain.

Tornado Cash website and Discord taken offline (Nikolas Noonan/Unsplash)