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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Tecnología

Secret Blockchain Suffers Departures as Foundation Head's $2M-Plus Dividend Sparks Outcry

Several validators have paused operations on the privacy-focused Secret Network in recent weeks, which could spell trouble for the blockchain’s survival.

The outcry at Secret Network has spilled out into the open. (Willgard Krause/Pixabay)

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The Money in Ethereum's Middleware: Can Flashbots Still Call Itself a 'Public Good'?

Should a “public good” have a $1 billion valuation?

Game7 presenta un programa de ayuda de US$100 millones para juegos basados en blockchain. (Pixabay)

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Stellar Foundation Nicked by Genesis Bankruptcy With $13M Claim

The Stellar Development Foundation was revealed to be among the bankrupt crypto lending desk’s largest creditors.

Evmos, a connector between the Cosmos and Ethereum blockchains, raised $27 million. (Billy Huynh/Unsplash)

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The =nil; Foundation Raises $22M to Build Marketplace for Zero-Knowledge Proofs

The funding round led by Polychain Capital aims to make zero-knowledge projects more decentralized, and easier to build.

(Creative Commons)

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What Ethereum Tech Trends Are Weathering the Bear Market?

Zero-knowledge, staking and MEV are among the core tech concepts that have continued to attract attention amid the market slump.

(Sam Ewen/Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Tecnología

Ethereum Startup Obol Labs Raises $12.5M to Decentralize Validators

Co-led by Pantera and Archetype, the funding round is targeted toward building out distributed validator technology (DVT) on Ethereum.

(Shutterstock)

Tecnología

New MetaMask Product to Add Liquid Staking via Lido and Rocket Pool

The update comes two months before an Ethereum upgrade is expected to allow users to withdraw their staked ETH.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

FBI Investigating 3Commas Data Breach

This week, an anonymous person leaked 100,000 API keys connected to the crypto trading service.

FBI agent working on his computer in office

Tecnología

Anonymous Twitter User Leaks 3Commas API Database

The leak comes after 3Commas repeatedly told users that they had been “phished” after widespread hacks.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Tecnología

Ethereum’s 2022 in Review: The Merge, MEV and Mayhem

Ethereum’s year was marked by reductions to energy costs and improved scalability, but it was also racked by hacks and “censorship.”

(Boris SV/GettyImages)