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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Bitcoin's Dominance Rate Hints at Upcoming 'Altcoin Season'; Data Shows NFT Marketplaces Sales Are Slipping
The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, April 21, 2023.
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1inch, Aggregator of Decentralized Crypto Exchanges, to Launch on Ethereum Rollup zkSync Era
The company, which nabbed $175 million in a 2021 series B funding round, is one of the biggest protocols yet to launch on a zero-knowledge EVM.
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Blockdaemon Sets Sights on Large Institutions With New Wallet App
The wallet aims to help institutions and crypto custodians live up to the “not your keys, not your crypto” adage. The company is backed by Goldman Sachs, Tiger Global and othe...
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Much Ado About =Nil;
The mysterious company that calls itself nothing is helping zero-knowledge firms to scale blockchain quickly and cheaply. That’s something. And that’s why =nil; Foundation is...
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Scroll Aims to Be the Turtle That Wins the Ethereum Scaling Race
This decentralized, global team of developers is ignoring the urge to be the first to scale Ethereum. For its holistic approach to building broadly and transparently, Scroll i...
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MEV Blocker Wants to Help You Outrun the Front-Runners
Builders behind the new utility say it will help Ethereum users avoid the scourge of MEV and earn a profit, too.
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Coinbase CEO Defends AI Progress; Sushi Swap CEO Gets Candid on Crypto Regulatory Crackdowns
The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, March 31, 2023.
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Axie Infinity’s Ronin Blockchain Overhauls Tech, Expands to New Game Studios a Year After $625M Hack
Ronin will transition to a delegated proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and expand beyond Axie Infinity’s IP.
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Arbitrum Shows Just How Messy (and Tricky) Crypto Airdrops Can Be
Bugs, server crashes and scammers continue to plague crypto airdrops. Will regulatory pressures be next?
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Twitter Briefly Suspends Official Arbitrum Account
Twitter restored the account and said it was "flagged as spam by mistake."
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