Emin Gün Sirer

Ava Labs CEO on Building 'Outward Facing' Products
Ava Labs CEO on Building 'Outward Facing' Products
Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer discusses at Consensus 2023 about building in a bear market, and why the blockchain-based company is now focused on building infrastructure to solv...
Ava Labs CEO on Building 'Outward Facing' Products

Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)
Ava Labs CEO Calls for Crypto Regulators Who Can Read and Audit Code
Emin Gün Sirer, whose company developed the Avalanche (AVAX) layer-1 blockchain, addressed the annual Cornell Blockchain conference on New York City’s Roosevelt Island.
Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)

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What to Make of the Avalanche Whistleblower Report
An investigation intended to show Ava Labs paid for adversarial lawsuits against its rivals has issues of its own.
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Ava Labs CEO Rejects Crypto Leaks Allegations; Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Rumored Huobi Acquisition
Ava Labs CEO Rejects Crypto Leaks Allegations; Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Rumored Huobi Acquisition
Ava Labs CEO Emin Gun Sirer says Kyle Roche of the law firm Roche Freedman was never directed to file lawsuits against his competitors, as claimed by self-described “whistlebl...
Ava Labs CEO Rejects Crypto Leaks Allegations; Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Rumored Huobi Acquisition

AVAX Falls After Self-Described Whistleblower Alleges Avalanche Weaponized Litigation Against Rivals
AVAX Falls After Self-Described Whistleblower Alleges Avalanche Weaponized Litigation Against Rivals
AVAX token dropped to its lowest level since July 13 on Monday after self-described “whistleblower” website Crypto Leaks accused Ava Labs, the company behind its parent smart-...
AVAX Falls After Self-Described Whistleblower Alleges Avalanche Weaponized Litigation Against Rivals

Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer speaks in Barcelona. (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)
Can Avalanche Win Over Wall Street and 'Degens' Alike?
At the inaugural Avalanche Summit in Barcelona, Spain, the speedy Ethereum alternative looked to court users onto its subnets.
Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer speaks in Barcelona. (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Ava Labs CEO on Avalanche Development, Web 3 and State of Crypto Markets
Ava Labs CEO on Avalanche Development, Web 3 and State of Crypto Markets
Emin Gun Sirer, Co-Founder & CEO of Ava Labs, best known for building the proof-of-stake layer 1 Avalanche blockchain, discusses his bullish long-term outlook for the crypto m...
Ava Labs CEO on Avalanche Development, Web 3 and State of Crypto Markets

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Avalanche Developers Rush Client Patch as 'Bug' Slows Blockchain Transactions
A "cross-chain finality" bug has forced the network into "self-healing mode."
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CoinDesk Live Recap: The DAO Hack Is Still a Mystery
The DAO attack was a foundational episode in Ethereum history. On Tuesday, CoinDesk Live gathered a handful of blockchain veterans to look back.
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Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs' Avalanche Blockchain
AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet...
Emin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)