Sam Kessler

1 week ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Margaux Nijkerk |Sam Kessler

When the U.S. government sanctioned the Ethereum-based crypto mixing service Tornado Cash in 2022, it ignited a debate within the crypto community that continues three years later. Tornado enabled users to transfer crypto anonymously. The government contended that the service facilitated money laundering, prompting some of Ethereum's validators and block builders to take steps to avoid engaging with Tornado-linked transactions, which made the service slower and costlier to use.

1 week ago | oracleoftime.com | Sam Kessler

Big, chunky and designed for the cockpit… probably isn’t what you expect from Patek Philippe’s dressy Calatrava collection. But while ostensibly part of that usually formal collection, the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time has been an idiosyncratic anomaly since 2015 and, for 2025 is undergoing an update in the form of the Ref. 5224G-010.

2 weeks ago | oracleoftime.com | Sam Kessler

There are a lot of watch shops around. I mean, just stroll down Bond Street, Regent Street, or any high street in the UK and you’ll find at least one place selling a solid array of classic Swiss brands. That’s no bad thing but it is a bit… uninspiring. One chain store selling your Omegas, Rolexes, and other mainstream Swiss brands is generally the carbon copy of another. They might vary in size, but that’s about it.

2 weeks ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Margaux Nijkerk |Sam Kessler

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. We’re Margaux Nijkerk and Sam Kessler, reporters on CoinDesk’s Tech team.

2 weeks ago | oracleoftime.com | Sam Kessler

Rolex. The name says it all really. It’s the name of the most famous watchmaker in the world, hell one of the most famous luxury brands in history. Going by the numbers, your first watch was or will probably be a Rolex. However, while some models *cough* Daytona *cough* tend to jealously keep the limelight to themselves, how well do you know the extended Rolex range? It’s a more diverse collection of watches than perhaps you know, with each piece suited to an entirely different personality.