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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Financiën

Optimism Attacker Returns 17M Stolen OP Tokens

The attacker was rewarded with 2 million of the tokens as a bounty.

The Optimism attacker has returned most of the OP tokens they took. (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

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L'attaccante Optimism restituisce 17 milioni di gettoni OP rubati

L'attaccante è stato ricompensato con 2 milioni di gettoni come taglia.

The Optimism attacker has returned most of the OP tokens they took. (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

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Зловмисник Optimism повертає 17 мільйонів вкрадених токенів OP

Зловмисник отримав 2 мільйони жетонів як винагороду.

The Optimism attacker has returned most of the OP tokens they took. (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

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El atacante del Optimism devuelve 17 millones de tokens OP robados

El atacante fue recompensado con 2 millones de tokens como recompensa.

The Optimism attacker has returned most of the OP tokens they took. (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

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Atacante de Optimism devolve 17 milhões de tokens OP roubados

O invasor foi recompensado com 2 milhões de tokens como recompensa.

The Optimism attacker has returned most of the OP tokens they took. (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

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L'attaquant Optimism renvoie 17 millions de jetons OP volés

L'attaquant a été récompensé par 2 millions de jetons à titre de prime.

The Optimism attacker has returned most of the OP tokens they took. (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

Financiën

Злоумышленник Optimism вернул 17 миллионов украденных токенов OP

Злоумышленник был вознагражден 2 миллионами токенов в качестве награды.

The Optimism attacker has returned most of the OP tokens they took. (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

Technologie

$15M of Optimism Tokens Stolen After Wintermute Sent Wrong Wallet Address

The theft, which follows the token’s botched airdrop, sent the token’s price to new lows.

(Getty Images)

Laag 2

Scaling Ethereum Beyond the Merge: Danksharding

Danksharding would take a massive step toward turning Ethereum layer 2 networks into first class citizens.

(Bryan Steffy/Moment/Getty Images)

Technologie

The ‘Google of Blockchains’ Is Sunsetting Its Centralized Service

The Graph announced it will urge developers to migrate to its Ethereum-based indexer network as it shuts down its centralized service by early 2023.

Graph Day 2022 (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)