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.

Sam Kessler

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Matter Labs Says zkSync 2.0 Entering New ‘Era’ With Re-Brand and Developer Rollout

Matter Labs has renamed zkSync 2.0, its zero-knowledge rollup platform, to “zkSync Era” and is making its code open-source.

Now is the time to consider more cash-like privacy-focused CBDC solutions, John Kiff, research director at the Sovereign Official Digital Association and Dr. Jonas Gross, chairman of the Digital Euro Association, write. (israel palacio, Unsplash)

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Arbitrum Surges Ahead as Ethereum’s Layer 2 Landscape Takes Shape

Layer 2 rollups now see more transaction volume than Ethereum’s main network.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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A ARBITRUM avança à medida que o cenário da camada 2 da Ethereum toma forma

Os rollups da camada 2 agora apresentam mais volume de transações do que a rede principal do Ethereum.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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ARBITRUM avanza a medida que el panorama de la capa 2 de Ethereum toma forma

Los rollups de capa 2 ahora ven más volumen de transacciones que la red principal de Ethereum.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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ARBITRUM progresse alors que le paysage de la couche 2 d'Ethereum prend forme

Les cumuls de couche 2 enregistrent désormais plus de volume de transactions que le réseau principal d’Ethereum.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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ARBITRUM avanza mentre il panorama Layer 2 di Ethereum prende forma

I rollup di livello 2 ora vedono un volume di transazioni maggiore rispetto alla rete principale di Ethereum.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Umusad ang ARBITRUM habang Nagiging Hugis ang Layer 2 Landscape ng Ethereum

Nakikita na ngayon ng mga rollup ng layer 2 ang mas maraming dami ng transaksyon kaysa sa pangunahing network ng Ethereum.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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How the SEC Could Reshape Ethereum’s Staking Landscape for the Better

By shutting down Kraken’s staking service, the SEC could shift power over Ethereum toward solo stakers and decentralized alternatives.

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Uniswap Vote on BNB Deployment Ends With Silicon Valley’s A16Z on Losing Side

Uniswap’s community wants to bring the exchange to BNB Chain before copycats can launch identical competitors.

Uniswap unicorn balloon (Getty Images)

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Contentious Uniswap Vote Highlights the Opaqueness of Decentralized Governance

A16z didn’t quash a proposal to launch Uniswap onto Binance’s BNB Chain, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have.

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