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

Cosmos-Based Gravity DEX Rebrands and Moves Chains

The re-launch as “Crescent” comes after Gravity DEX struggled to establish itself as a larger player within the broader Cosmos ecosystem.

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Tech

Gravity DEX basado en el cosmos cambia de nombre y mueve cadenas

El relanzamiento como “Crescent” se produce después de que Gravity DEX luchara por establecerse como un actor más importante dentro del ecosistema más amplio de Cosmos .

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Tech

Cosmos-Based Gravity DEX змінює бренд і переміщує ланцюги

Повторний запуск як «Півмісяць» стався після того, як Gravity DEX намагався утвердитися як більший гравець у ширшій екосистемі Cosmos .

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Tech

Cosmos-Based Gravity DEX renomeia e move cadeias

O relançamento como “Crescent” ocorre depois que Gravity DEX lutou para se estabelecer como um player maior dentro do ecossistema mais amplo do Cosmos .

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Tech

Gravity DEX basé sur Cosmos rebaptise et déplace les chaînes

La relance sous le nom de « Crescent » intervient après que Gravity DEX ait eu du mal à s'imposer comme un acteur plus important au sein de l'écosystème plus large de Cosmos .

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Tech

Gravity DEX basato su Cosmos rinomina e sposta le catene

Il rilancio come “Crescent” arriva dopo che Gravity DEX ha lottato per affermarsi come un attore più grande all’interno del più ampio ecosistema Cosmos .

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Tech

Ang Cosmos-Based Gravity DEX ay Nagre-rebrand at Moves Chain

Ang muling paglulunsad bilang "Crescent" ay dumating pagkatapos ng Gravity DEX na nagpupumilit na itatag ang sarili bilang isang mas malaking player sa loob ng mas malawak Cosmos ecosystem.

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Tech

Cosmos-Based Juno Blockchain Pushed Offline in Apparent Attack

A malicious smart contract has put the network out of commission for over 24 hours and comes less than a month after a controversial governance vote.

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Layer 2

Ronin Attack Shows Cross-Chain Crypto Is a ‘Bridge’ Too Far

Last week’s $625 million exploit of the Axie Infinity sidechain underscores the risks of sacrificing decentralization for scale, Ethereum boosters say.

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Tech

DeFi Lender Inverse Finance Exploited for $15.6M

It is the third multimillion-dollar crypto attack to make headlines in recent days.

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