Zack Seward

Zack Seward is CoinDesk’s contributing editor-at-large. Up until July 2022, he served as CoinDesk’s deputy editor-in-chief. Prior to joining CoinDesk in November 2018, he was the editor-in-chief of Technical.ly, a news site focused on local tech communities on the U.S. East Coast. Before that, Seward worked as a reporter covering business and technology for a pair of NPR member stations, WHYY in Philadelphia and WXXI in Rochester, New York. Seward originally hails from San Francisco and went to college at the University of Chicago. He worked at the PBS NewsHour in Washington, D.C., before attending Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism.

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The Players Behind Paul Tudor Jones’ Big Bitcoin Bets, Sacramento Kings to Offer Bitcoin Pay Options

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Coinbase and Bakkt are key players behind billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones’ big bets on bitcoin, the Sacramento Kings will be the first sports franchise to offer bitcoin payment options to players and staff, is there appetite for a new privacy coin and why are Square, Fidelity and Coinbase starting their own crypto trade group?

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Facebook Data Breach Hits 500M Users, What’s Behind XRP’s Rally?

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: XRP’s price is at a two-month high, personal data of 500M Facebook users found online, MicroStrategy continues to double down on buying bitcoin and the crypto revolving doors with regulators.

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Policy

IRS Seeks Names of Circle Customers Transacting Over $20K in Crypto

A federal court is supporting a request from the IRS to obtain the records of Circle customers, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

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DOGE Soars on Musk’s Moon Tweet, Will a Bitcoin Be Worth a Bugatti?

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Dogecoin surges after Elon Musk’s latest tweet, April Fools’ and crypto, Morgan Stanley files to add bitcoin exposure and Kraken CEO thinks bitcoin could be worth a Bugatti supercar next year?

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Goldman Sachs and Others Readying to Offer Crypto to Clients, Chipotle’s Giving Away Bitcoin AND Burritos

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Goldman Sachs and other big banks like Morgan Stanley plan to offer bitcoin investments to their wealthy clients, Tesla goes under the bitcoin hood, ECB President Christine Lagarde’s expectations on the timing of a digital euro, and Chipotle is the first U.S. brand to offer a cryptocurrency giveaway to consumers.

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Michael Jordan, Mark Cuban Making Big Investments into NFT Platforms, PayPal Pushes Crypto Further Mainstream and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: PayPal is making using crypto super easy in everyday commerce, the SEC is suing LBRY, Bakkt finally launches its digital wallet with major mainstream retailers on board and big celebrities like Michael Jordan, Mark Cuban and Chamath Palihapitiya are making big investments to capitalize on NFT mania.

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Visa’s Embrace of Crypto a Big Mainstream Milestone, ‘SNL’ Explains NFTs Rap-Style and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Visa network will settle payments transactions using crypto, NY uses blockchain tech for new COVID-19 vaccine passport, “Saturday Night Live” answers “What the hell’s an NFT?” and more.

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Finance

Tendermint Launches $20M Venture Fund to Boost Development Across Cosmos

Tendermint says the fund will be the largest investment vehicle for the Cosmos ecosystem.

stars, cosmos, galaxy

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Why Buying Stuff With Bitcoin Is Not Easy, Demand of Blockchain Surveillance Is Surging and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Buying a Tesla with bitcoin is harder than you think, what Chainalysis’ $100M raise tells us about blockchain surveillance demand and imagine never having to use a password or username ever again. Microsoft and ION could soon make that a reality.

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Ray Dalio Worries About Potential Bitcoin Ban, NFT House Sells for $500K and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says bitcoin could possibly be outlawed, Germany’s central bank tests other options to a CBDC, why is crypto thriving in Turkey and the world’s first NFT house sells for half a million dollars.

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