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Margaux Nijkerk

Margaux Nijkerk

Margaux Nijkerk reports on blockchain protocols with a focus on the Ethereum ecosystem. A graduate of Johns Hopkins and Emory universities, she has a masters in International Affairs & Economics. She holds a very small amount of ETH and other altcoins.

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Ethereum's Shanghai Is Nearing, but When Can I Withdraw My Staked ETH?
Even though the Ethereum blockchain’s Shanghai hard fork (also known as Shapella) will go live April 12, you might not receive your rewards immediately if you have staked ETH with a staking service or a staking pool.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 29, 2023 at 9:21 p.m. UTC
Mar 29, 2023
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ConsenSys Launches zkEVM Public Testnet, Renames It ‘Linea’
The release comes in the days after competitors, Polygon and Matter Labs, came out with their own zkEVMs.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 28, 2023 at 2:10 p.m. UTC
Mar 28, 2023
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Polygon lanzó la versión beta de zkEVM y Vitalik Buterin realizó la primera transacción
La presentación de zkEVM de Polygon se da solo días después de que su competidor Matter Labs lanzara su propia zkEVM, denominada zkSync Era.
Sandeep Nailwal, cofundador de Polygon. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 27, 2023 at 6:01 p.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2023
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Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta Goes Live; Ethereum’s Buterin Sends First Transaction
The release of Polygon’s zkEVM comes just days after competitor Matter Labs released its own zkEVM, zkSync Era.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2023
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Matter Labs Has No Plans for zkSync Era Airdrop, But Crypto Twitter Is Speculating
Based on the precedent set by many crypto projects, the speculation over a possible zkSync airdrop isn’t totally unfounded.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 24, 2023 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2023
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Matter Labs Opens zkSync Era to Users, Claiming First in ‘Zero Knowledge’ Tech on Ethereum
After zkSync Era was launched only for developers last month, the project took the additional step Friday of opening to general users. The latest push comes just days ahead of the rival Polygon system’s planned rollout Monday of its own “zero knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine.”
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2023
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Los últimos bloques de Ethereum sugieren que los validadores están revirtiendo la censura
Relays sin censura como Agnostic y ultra sound están entregando más bloques de datos en Ethereum que Flashbots, aquel que alguna vez fue el rey de los relays que distribuían MEV.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 22, 2023 at 6:07 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2023
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Latest Ethereum Blocks Suggest Validators Are Reversing Censorship
Noncensoring relays such as Agnostic and ultra sound are delivering more data blocks on Ethereum than Flashbots, the one-time king of MEV-delivering relays.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2023
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La bifurcación Shanghái de Ethereum ya tiene fecha oficial
Los desarrolladores acordaron que la bifurcación que permitirá los retiros de ETH en stake tendrá lugar el 12 de abril.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 16, 2023 at 6:50 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2023
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Ethereum’s Shanghai Hard Fork Now Has Official Target Date
Developers agreed to April 12 for the long-awaited upgrade that will enable staked ETH withdrawals.
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Mar 16, 2023 at 2:17 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2023
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