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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The Protocol: Polyhedra Promises Buyback Plan After Liquidity Attack

Also: Optalysys: New Server for Blockchains, and Ink Foundation Plans Token Airdrop.

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The Protocol: Polygon, Once a Scaling Leader, Eyes a Revamp

Also: EF Treasury Policy, Increase of OP_CAT Data Limit, and Plume Genesis Goes Live.

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Safe Establishes New Development Firm to Attract Institutions and Tackle Crypto’s ‘Cyber Warfare’ Era

In the wake of a North Korea-linked hack, Safe is retooling its approach — eschewing contractor models for a foundation-owned, fast-moving Labs unit.

Safe is spinning out Safe Labs to refocus is development operations. (Real Window Creative/Shutterstock)

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Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal Takes Over as Foundation CEO Amid Strategic Shakeup

Nailwal will steer the Polygon Foundation as it shuts down zkEVM, doubles down on PoS, and plots a return to Ethereum scaling dominance.

Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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RISE Chain Secures $4M From Galaxy to Power Ultra-Fast Layer-2

The capital will go towards building out the project’s forthcoming mainnet.

Sam Battenally CEO of RISE (RISE)

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Ethereum Foundation Unveils New Treasury Policy With 15% Opex Cap

The EF published an updated treasury policy, outlining plans around token sales, fiat purchases and transparency reporting.

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Plume Launches Genesis Mainnet to Bring Real-World Assets to DeFi

The launch according to the Plume team marks the "next generation" of asset-backed DeFi.

Plume co-founders Eugene Shen, Chris Yin and Teddy Pornprinya (Plume)

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Vitalik Buterin Uses Privacy Tool Railgun Again, Signaling Ongoing Embrace of On-Chain Anonymity

Railgun's RAIL token has spiked 15% higher after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred over $2.6 million in crypto using the privacy protocol.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

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The Protocol: Berachain Follows Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade With ‘Bectra’

Also: EF Lays Off Staff + Restructures, Tech Experts Unimpressed at Elon Musk’s BTC X-feature, and ZachXBT: BitoPro Likely Hacked.

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Symbiotic Launches 'Relay' to Bring Secure Staking Across Chains

According to Symbiotic, the tech lets developers build verifiable, secure coordination layers for decentralized applications (dApps) across multiple chains.

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