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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Jamie Dimon Calls Crypto Tokens ‘Decentralized Ponzi Schemes’; Lebanon’s Banks Remain Closed Indefinitely

“The Hash” hosts discuss JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s latest comments slamming crypto tokens during the banking executive’s congressional testimony on Wednesday. Plus, a closer look at why banks in Lebanon are closing their doors for the foreseeable future.

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What Cardano’s Highly Anticipated Vasil Hard Fork Will Bring; Iran to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon

“The Hash” hosts discuss the Cardano hard fork expected to take place on Thursday, Sept. 22. Plus, a closer look at the Central Bank of Iran’s plans to start a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot soon.

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Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Hacked for $160M; MicroStrategy Buys 301 More Bitcoins

Cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute has lost $160 million in a hack relating to its decentralized finance (DeFi) operation, according to a tweet from the company’s founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy. Plus, a new SEC filing reveals MicroStrategy bought 301 bitcoins (BTC) between Aug. 2 and Sept. 19 for about $6 million.

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Ethereum Already Showing Signs of Increased Centralization; El Salvador’s Debt Rating Downgraded

In the hours following long-awaited Ethereum Merge on Thursday, over 40% of the network’s blocks were added by just two entities: Coinbase and Lido. Plus, seven months after lowering El Salvador’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR), Fitch Ratings has downgraded it again.

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The Merge Opens a New Era for the Ethereum Blockchain; Crypto Regulation Turf War

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories, including the Ethereum Merge that transitioned the world’s second largest blockchain from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, and the CFTC chairman’s testimony in front of the Senate Agriculture Committee, in which Rostin Behnam said the agency is the “right regulator” to oversee digital assets trading.

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Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon Faces Arrest Warrant; Ethereum Merge Looms

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant against Do Kwon, the co-founder of the now defunct stablecoin issuer Terraform Labs, according to the financial crimes unit of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. Plus, a closer look at what may happen in the crypto markets ahead of the Ethereum Merge.

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Bitcoin Tumbles After Hot Inflation Report; Wall Street Giants Start Crypto Exchange EDX Markets

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are slumping after a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report. Plus, financial heavyweights including Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments announce the start of EDX Markets, the latest sign that Wall Street is forging ahead in digital assets despite the crypto winter.

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