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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Tech

Stanford Proposal for Reversible Ethereum Transactions Divides Crypto Community

Can Ethereum ward off hacks and exploits without compromising on its commitment to decentralization?

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Tech

New Cosmos White Paper Revamps Cosmos Hub, ATOM Token

The paper cites interchain security and a new issuance model for ATOM as the keys to pulling the first Cosmos blockchain out of its yearslong identity crisis.

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Finance

Ethereum Merge Vastly Increased Stakefish’s Profile, but 25% of Its Employees Are Gone Anyway

Layoffs at stakefish took effect on the same day as the Ethereum Merge – just as they were set to play a key role in securing the revamped blockchain.

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Tech

Evaluating Ethereum: 1 Week After the Merge

From validators to issuance to fees, here’s what Ethereum looks like now that the post-Merge dust is settling.

Más de 41.000 personas asistieron a la fiesta virtual de la Fundación Ethereum para hacer la cuenta regresiva y ser testigos de la fusión. (Canal de YouTube de la Fundación Ethereum)

Learn

Ethereum Merge Explained: What Investors Should Know About the Shift to Proof-of-Stake

A historic overhaul of the second-largest blockchain network is complete, but questions remain. We've got answers.

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Tech

The Ethereum Merge Is Done, Opening a New Era for the Second-Biggest Blockchain

The historic upgrade casts aside the miners who had previously driven the blockchain, with promises of massive environmental benefits.

Ethereum merge (Dall-E/CoinDesk)

Tech

Monitoring the Merge: What a Successful Ethereum Upgrade Will Look Like

How to track the status of Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake with a few easy-to-use tools.

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Tech

Ethereum Merge: What You Need to Know

Do you have any Merge questions? Here's our FAQ on the blockchain's coming overhaul.

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Tech

DeFi Platform Kyber Network Discloses $265K Exploit, Vows to Reimburse All Funds

This most recent attack on a decentralized finance platform resulted from malicious website code.

Two RPC interfaces for Polygon and Fantom were impacted in a DNS hijack attack. (Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

Tech

Can Ethereum Out-Engineer the Censors by 'Shuttering' the Beacon Chain?

Ethereum’s developers are realizing censorship is not a problem that can just be coded away.

As the threat of censorship looms, a proposal to "shutter" Ethereum's Beacon Chain is getting some traction. (Julita/Pixabay)