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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Finanza

Inside the Trump Crypto Project Linked to a $2M DeFi Hack and Former Pick-Up Artist

Four team members listed in World Liberty Financial's white paper previously worked on Dough Finance, which was drained of $2 million in July. One also founded Date Hotter Girls LLC.

Donald Trump, center, pictured with sons Eric Trump, left, and Donald Trump Jr. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Tecnologie

Cardano’s Chang Hard Fork Goes Live, Introducing On-Chain Governance

The highly anticipated upgrade turns Cardano's ADA cryptocurrency into a governance token.

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Tecnologie

Blockchain Developer Alchemy Buys BWare, Pushing Into Europe, Adding About 25% to Staff

Company officials told CoinDesk this was its biggest acquisition to date, bringing on 41 developers and engineers from the Bware team and increasing Alchemy's headcount to 190.

Alchemy introduced its AI tool suite, AlchemyAI (Alchemy)

Tecnologie

The Protocol: The Impact of Telegram CEO's Arrest on TON Blockchain

Blockchain analysts are reminding investors how closely the messaging app Telegram, whose just-arrested CEO Pavel Durov awaits a hearing in a French court, is intertwined with the fate of TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, toncoin. ALSO: What's up with Vitalik's DeFi diss?

(Kenny Eliason/Unsplash)

Tecnologie

Chaos Labs Raises $55M as Demand Grows for On-Chain Risk Management

The influx of capital comes as Chaos Labs, founded in 2021, looks to expand its platform, designed to address the growing need for automated risk management in decentralized finance (DeFi).

The Chaos Labs team has raised $55M in Series A funding (Chaos Labs)

Tecnologie

Лучший Криптo стартап организовал раздачу токенов других проектов своим сотрудникам

Eigen Labs распространила список адресов кошельков членов команды среди проектов экосистемы EigenLayer, которые готовились к выпуску токенов. Позднее фирма запретила эту практику, сославшись на потенциальный конфликт интересов.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Top Crypto Startup Drove Other Projects' Airdrops to Its Employees

Eigen Labs circulated a list of team members' wallet addresses to EigenLayer ecosystem projects that were preparing to issue tokens. Some teams asked for it. At least one didn't.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

La principale startup Cripto ha guidato gli airdrop di altri progetti ai suoi dipendenti

Eigen Labs ha fatto circolare un elenco degli indirizzi dei wallet dei membri del team ai progetti dell'ecosistema EigenLayer che si stavano preparando a emettere token. L'azienda ha poi vietato la pratica, citando potenziali conflitti di interesse.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Найпопулярніший Крипто стартап скерував Airdrops інших проектів до своїх співробітників

Eigen Labs надіслала список адрес гаманців членів команди проектам екосистеми EigenLayer, які готувалися до випуску токенів. Пізніше фірма заборонила практику, посилаючись на потенційний конфлікт інтересів.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Nangungunang Crypto Startup Nagdala ng Iba Pang Mga Airdrop ng Proyekto sa Mga Empleyado Nito

Nag-circulate ang Eigen Labs ng listahan ng mga address ng wallet ng mga miyembro ng team sa mga proyekto ng ecosystem ng EigenLayer na naghahanda na mag-isyu ng mga token. Kalaunan ay ipinagbawal ng kompanya ang pagsasanay, na binanggit ang mga potensyal na salungatan ng interes.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)