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Sam Kessler

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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The U.S. Department of Justice charged Cred's executives with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and related charges. (Getty Images).
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Regulations
Former Cred Executives Indicted on Wire Fraud, Other Charges
The defunct crypto lender filed for bankruptcy in 2020.
The U.S. Department of Justice charged Cred's executives with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and related charges. (Getty Images).
By Sam KesslerNikhilesh De
May 3, 2024 at 10:14 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2024
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The protocol
High Stakes | Intense Competition Among Layer Two Solutions
The battle for supremacy among layer two solutions in crypto has projects vying to showcase their tech. Despite criticism, airdrops and token launches by Ren and Eigenlayer ha...
The Protocol Wide
By Bradley KeounMargaux NijkerkSam Kessler
May 2, 2024 at 9:44 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2024
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Recycling (Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)
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Eigenlayer
What Is Restaking? What Is Liquid Restaking? What Is EigenLayer?
EigenLayer and similar "restaking" protocols are currently the buzziest investment in blockchain, but the technology isn't without risks.
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By Sam Kessler
May 2, 2024 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2024
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Lybra Finance launched its version 2 test network on Arbitrum Wednesday morning. (Getty Images)
Technology
Web3 Publishing Platform Mirror Sells to Paragraph, Pivots to Social App 'Kiosk'
Mirror and Paragraphs are rivals in the Web3 publishing space, and their deal allows Mirror's team to operate as an independent company focused exclusively on social media.
Lybra Finance launched its version 2 test network on Arbitrum Wednesday morning. (Getty Images)
By Sam Kessler
May 2, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2024
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The Protocol
The protocol
Runes | A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain Creative
Runes and Ordinals ‘Artist’ Creator, Casey Rodarmor has just invented two of the most dramatically impactful protocols in the blockchain industry's history and embraces crypto...
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By Bradley KeounMargaux NijkerkSam Kessler
Apr 25, 2024 at 10:48 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
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Movement Labs co-founders Cooper Scanlon and Rushi Manche (Movement Labs)
Technology
Move
Movement Labs Raises $38M for Rollup Based on Facebook's Move Language
Movement's 21 and 24-year-old co-founders say they are on a mission to "make blockchain security sexy" with the launch of their L2.
Movement Labs co-founders Cooper Scanlon and Rushi Manche (Movement Labs)
By Sam Kessler
Apr 25, 2024 at 2:46 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
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Artistic rendering of the GitHub page where the Cosmos "reentrancy vulnerability" was described. (GitHub)
Technology
Security
Patched Cosmos Bug Could've Put $150M At Risk, Says Firm That Reported It
The reentrancy bug was discovered by Asymmetric Research, a core contributor to the Wormhole interoperability protocol.
Artistic rendering of the GitHub page where the Cosmos "reentrancy vulnerability" was described. (GitHub)
By Sam Kessler
Apr 23, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 23, 2024
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Turnkey co-founders Jack Kearney and Bryce Ferguson (Turnkey)
Technology
Wallet
Galaxy, Lightspeed Faction Lead $15M Raise for Turnkey, Crypto Wallet Startup From Former Coinbase Employees
The company from ex-Coinbase employees aims to help developers build better blockchain wallets.
Turnkey co-founders Jack Kearney and Bryce Ferguson (Turnkey)
By Sam Kessler
Apr 23, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 23, 2024
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Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Technology
Worldcoin
Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain
The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains.
Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Sam Kessler
Apr 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 17, 2024
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Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Falls 8%, Drops Below $62K Before Rebound
Other major cryptocurrencies saw similar declines.
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By Nikhilesh DeSam Kessler
Apr 13, 2024 at 10:49 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2024
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