Zack Seward

Contributing Editor-at-Large

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.

Latest from Zack Seward

Markets

Rep. Waters: US Can't Let Facebook's Crypto 'Compete With the Dollar'

Appearing on CNBC Thursday, the chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee doubled down on her calls for Facebook to halt Libra development.

Jun 20, 2019

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Facebook Unveils Libra Cryptocurrency, Targeting 1.7 Billion Unbanked

Facebook's newly unveiled Libra blockchain is tackling remittances at first, but it could have a much broader impact.

Jun 18, 2019

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Square Hires Ex-Google Director as First Member of New Crypto Team

Square has hired former Google director and Bitcoin Optech contributor Steve Lee as the first member of its new crypto team.

Jun 12, 2019

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Coinbase Adds DAI as First Stablecoin in Crypto Exchange's Earn Program

Fresh on the heels of the addition of EOS, Coinbase is adding ethereum stablecoin DAI to its Earn program.

Jun 10, 2019

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More Details Emerge on Team Behind Facebook's Secretive Blockchain

News outlets are beginning to identify key staffers behind Facebook's "GlobalCoin" project.

Jun 6, 2019

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Coinbase President Steps Down, Emilie Choi Named as Replacement

Asiff Hirji is leaving Coinbase after 18 months on the job. The crypto exchange also announced that current executive Emilie Choi would take over as COO.

May 31, 2019