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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Chainlink ‘Proof of Reserve’ Proves Little Beyond Data Going In, Coming Out

Projects like TrueUSD and Paxos are turning to Chainlink to give users transparency into their reserves, but their numbers remain difficult to verify.

Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink Labs)

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I team Layer 2 di Ethereum vogliono che tu cloni il loro codice

Rendendo il loro codice open source e facile da replicare, progetti tra cui ARBITRUM, Optimism e zkSync stanno rendendo più semplice per le blockchain copione rubare i propri utenti, alla ricerca di ecosistemi più ampi di reti correlate.

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

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Ethereum’s Layer 2 Teams Want You to Clone Their Code

By making their code open source and easy to replicate, projects including Arbitrum, Optimism and zkSync are making it easier for copycat blockchains to steal away their users – in pursuit of broader ecosystems of related networks.

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

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Los equipos de capa 2 de Ethereum quieren que clones su código

Al hacer que su código sea de código abierto y fácil de replicar, proyectos como ARBITRUM, Optimism y zkSync están facilitando que las cadenas de bloques imitadoras roben a sus usuarios, en busca de ecosistemas más amplios de redes relacionadas.

Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)

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Uniswap's Hayden Adams: Q&A on Weathering the Regulatory Storm, What’s Next for DeFi

After the recent release of a proposal for a new "v4" version of the decentralized exchange Uniswap, CoinDesk's Sam Kessler chats with Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams about the case that DeFi is “here to stay” and his position that the U.S. “lags behind” on crypto regulation.

Hayden Adams, CEO of Uniswap Labs. (LinkedIn)

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Flashbots Confirms Top Strategy Researcher Obadia to Depart Amid ‘Strategic’ Hiring Push

Obadia cited personal reasons for his departure but warned of "serious challenges" for Flashbots in a letter posted to Twitter.

Hiring pitches were everywhere. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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EigenLayer’s Restaking Smart Contracts Reach Max Limit on Same Day as Mainnet Launch, Pulling in $16M

Notable depositor into EigenLayer’s pools includes one address that deployed the U.S.-sanctioned Tornado Cash money mixing tool.

Full fuel gauge icon (M-A-U/Getty)

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Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Wallet Bitkey to Integrate With Coinbase and Cash App

Public beta testing will begin in a few weeks according to parent company Block.

Bitkey self-custody bitcoin hardware wallet (Block)

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Unveiling the Uniswap Foundation's Bridge Report: Winners and Losers

Wormhole and Axelar take top honors after a months-long assessment process aimed at addressing concerns with Uniswap’s previous bridge selection practices.

Puente. (Aleksandr Barsukov/Unsplash)

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The Graph Migrates its Settlement Layer to Arbitrum from Ethereum

The transition is aimed at reducing barriers of entry for The Graph’s users by decreasing gas costs and speeding up transactions.

(Barth Bailey/Unsplash)