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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Ethereum Validators Signal Intention of Upping Gas Limit To 45M

As of July 21, 49% of validators with staked ETH have indicated they want to up the gas limit to 45 million units.

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Ether.fi to Expand to HyperLiquid, Introduce ‘beHYPE’ Staking Token

The venture will initially offer a multisig-secured vault, preHYPE, that enables early deposits ahead of the full beHYPE rollout.

Three people, including Ether.fi CEO Mike Silagadze, sit on a stage at Consensus Hong Kong 2025.

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Coinbase Wallet Becomes ‘Base App’ in Major Rebrand

The company is introducing a suite of consumer and developer tools that expands the Base App's scope far beyond its origins as an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

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The Protocol: Layer-2 Eclipse’s Airdrop Goes Live

Also: Risc Zero’s ‘Boundless’ Incentivized Testnet, A New Bitcoin Proposal, and The First DePIN Powered Credit Card.

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Aethir and Credible Introduce DePIN-Powered Credit Card

The move is designed to give Aethir’s native ATH token holders and node operators access to stablecoin credit without liquidating their tokens

Headshot of Aethir CEO and co-founder Mark Rydon (Aethir)

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Eclipse Launches $ES Airdrop, Distributing 15% of Token Supply

The team behind the network shared that the initial distribution will occur over the next 30 days.

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Risc Zero’s 'Boundless' Incentivized Testnet Goes Live

The incentivized testnet, which the team is calling its Mainnet Beta, will let users participate in the network's decentralized marketplace for ZK computation.

RISC Zero is building a scalable blockchain using zk rollups (Andrew Haimerl/Unsplash)

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The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin's Latest Proposal – Transaction Gas Cap

Also: Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat, Volkswagen and Hivemapper Team Up, and EigenLabs Layoffs.

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Status Unveils Gasless Layer 2 Feature on Linea, Ditches Sequencer Fees Entirely

The network, currently in testnet, will operate differently compared to conventional rollups that depend on sequencer fees, the team said.

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

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Crypto Exchange Bullish Teams Up With Solana for Institutional Stablecoin Push

Bullish and the Solana Foundation will work on institutional-grade financial infrastructure with stablecoins built on Solana to serve as the primary rails for the exchange.

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