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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Merge Ahead: Ethereum’s Dress Rehearsal (and a Hiccup)

Ethereum’s Ropsten testnet is on the brink of a pivotal transition to proof-of-stake, but an unwelcome “reorg” rained on the Merge prep parade last week.

Ethereum's Merge is ahead. (Simon McGill/Moment/Getty Images)

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Jae Kwon Returns to ‘NewTendermint’ to Battle for the Soul of Cosmos

Ignite, which rebranded from Tendermint in February, will split into two entities: Ignite and NewTendermint.

Jae Kwon speaks at Construct 2017. (Photo via CoinDesk archives)

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What Impact Will a Bear-Market Merge Have on Ethereum?

As crypto tumbles, Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake will happen in August.

Crypto markets remained bearish. (Christopher Sweet/EyeEm/Getty Images)

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Kwon Proposes Forking Terra, Nixing UST Stablecoin in ‘Revival Plan 2’

“$UST peg failure is Terra’s DAO hack moment,” the Terraform Labs CEO wrote, “a chance to rise up anew from the ashes.”

Terra's advertisement displayed at the ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals (Danny Nelson)

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First Mover Americas: May Brings Showers Not Flowers as Bitcoin Languishes in Terra Aftermath

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for May 16, 2022.

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LFG Reserves Dwindle to Just 313 Bitcoins From 80K After UST Crash

The announcement comes after criticism of the Luna Foundation Guard's "lack of transparency."

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Do Kwon’s Proposed Terra ‘Revival’ Puts UST, LUNA Holders in Charge

A “Revival Plan” submitted Friday by the Terraform Labs CEO would redistribute ownership of the network.

(Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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The LUNA and UST Crash Explained in 5 Charts

One of the earliest signs that things were going wrong for Terra came when UST deposits on Anchor started dropping Saturday.

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UST’s Do Kwon Was Behind Earlier Failed Stablecoin, Ex-Terra Colleagues Say

Basis Cash, an algorithmic stablecoin project founded by the anonymous “Rick” and “Morty” in 2020, was actually the work of Terraform Labs employees.

Do Kwon (Terraforms Labs, modified by CoinDesk)

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UST Backer LFG Seeks $1B to Shore Up Stablecoin Peg: Report

The funding is needed because the dollar-pegged stablecoin dropped as low as 60 cents Monday amid broader market turmoil.

When Terra's UST stablecoin fell of its peg, it undermined confidence in stablecoins. (moonjazz/flickr)