Sam Kessler

Sam is CoinDesk's deputy managing editor for tech and protocols. His reporting is focused on decentralized technology, infrastructure and governance. Sam holds a computer science degree from Harvard University, where he led the Harvard Political Review. He has a background in the technology industry and owns some ETH and BTC. Sam was part of the team that won a 2023 Gerald Loeb Award for CoinDesk's coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX collapse.

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Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Wallet Bitkey to Integrate With Coinbase and Cash App

Public beta testing will begin in a few weeks according to parent company Block.

Bitkey self-custody bitcoin hardware wallet (Block)

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Unveiling the Uniswap Foundation's Bridge Report: Winners and Losers

Wormhole and Axelar take top honors after a months-long assessment process aimed at addressing concerns with Uniswap’s previous bridge selection practices.

Puente. (Aleksandr Barsukov/Unsplash)

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The Graph Migrates its Settlement Layer to Arbitrum from Ethereum

The transition is aimed at reducing barriers of entry for The Graph’s users by decreasing gas costs and speeding up transactions.

(Barth Bailey/Unsplash)

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Uniswap Labs Releases Its Plan for Uniswap v4, Invites Community Feedback

The biggest decentralized crypto exchange is opening its development process to the public for the first time as the SEC cracks down on its centralized competitors.

Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Ledger Recover Fiasco Exposes Gap Between Blockchain Ideals and Technical Reality

After a video went viral of what appears to be a hardware wallet getting smashed with a hammer and then blow-torched into a charred mass, Ledger (and all of the crypto industry) got a searing reminder on the importance of managing expectations.

Screen grab from video purporting to show a user smashing a hardware wallet with a hammer and then setting it ablaze with a blowtorch. (@oklahodl1/Twitter)

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Ledger Bats Back Criticism of New Wallet Recovery Service

“You’re saying this is not what customers want. Actually, this is what future customers want,” said Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier.

Ledger is working with Etana to target institutional investors eyeing crypto investments. (Hendrik Morkel/Unsplash)

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Ethereum Resumes Finalizing Blocks after Second Performance Hiccup in 24 Hours

When blocks are not being finalized, it is possible that pending transactions might be re-ordered or dropped from the network. Developers haven't determined the source of the hold-ups, but they are urging for calm amidst the concern and uncertainty.

Ethereum digital currency (Getty Images)

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Crypto Security Firm Dfns Adds Biometric Support to Wallet Development Toolkit

The addition will allow wallet developers to incorporate Face ID, fingerprints, and other convenient authentication methods into their products.

(Getty Images)

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Sam Altman’s Crypto Project, Worldcoin, Releases First Major Consumer Product

Worldcoin’s “minimalist” wallet, World App, wants to help you prove you’re human in the age of AI.

(Carol Yepes/Getty Images)