Latest from Sam Kessler
Ethereum Developer Consensys Plots Token Issuance in Sign of Trump Thaw
The long-anticipated LINEA token comes as the next U.S. president is expected to usher in a more favorable regulatory environment for cryptocurrency.
Top Ethereum Researcher's Dramatic Proposal Draws Standing-Room-Only Crowd in Bangkok
The Beam Chain groups a number of big-ticket upgrades, including native zero-knowledge proof support and fast finality, into a single Ethereum upgrade. Just don't call it "Ethereum 3.0."
VC Darling Eclipse Finally Debuts Its Solana-Ethereum Blockchain Hybrid
Eclipse raised more than $50 million from investors but has been marred by controversy over the past year.
Dune Launches Dashboard Tracking $2.5B Lost to Crypto Hacks and Phishing Scams
The new dashboard from Dune's team aggregates data from more than 5,500 blockchain-based scams, exploits, and attacks
Ethereum Researchers Relinquish EigenLayer Roles Over Conflict of Interest Concerns
Researchers Justin Drake and Drankrad Feist set off a controversy in May when they revealed that they'd accepted big token payouts from EigenLayer, raising conflict of interest concerns.
Ellipsis Labs Raises $21M to Launch 'Verifiable Finance Blockchain' Atlas
Ellipsis is best known as the builder of Phoenix, the popular orderbook-style exchange on Solana.
Crypto Employee's Use of Laptop Outside of Work Cited in Data Breach Affecting 93K Transak Users
Transak, a so-called "onramp" used by crypto platforms like Metamask, Binance and Trust Wallet allowing customers to buy cryptocurrencies, says the leak was limited to "names" and "basic identity information."
Radiant Capital Loses $50M to Second Blockchain Exploit This Year
Attackers appear to have obtained three out of 11 private keys needed to upgrade the protocol.
Crypto Usage Setting Records Amid Regulatory Uncertainty, A16z Says in Report
The report highlights a dramatic increase in blockchain activity, with 220 million addresses interacting with the technology at least once in September, triple the number in late 2023.
Trump-Touted Crypto Website Crashes as Token Sale Goes Live, With Just 1.7% of Target Sold
A blockchain wallet connected to the token holds nearly $4 million worth of ether (ETH), $1.2 million of tether (USDT) and around $250,000 USD Coin (USDC) tokens.
