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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Report: Celsius Owed $439M by Lending Firm EquitiesFirst, South Park’s New Movie Mocks Celebrity Crypto Endorsement

Beleaguered crypto lending firm Celsius Network is owed $439 million by Indianapolis-based private lending platform EquitiesFirst, according to the Financial Times. This comes as Celsius’ first bankruptcy case hearing is expected to take place next Monday. “The Hash” team discusses this developing story. Plus, what does the latest South Park movie have to do with crypto?

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Celsius CEO Says Bankruptcy Filing ‘the Right Decision,’ Polygon Joins Disney’s Accelerator Program

Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky responds to the crypto lender filing for bankruptcy protection, noting in a press release that it’s the “right decision for our community and company.” Plus, “The Hash” team discusses Disney’s latest push into the metaverse.

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Charlie Munger Calls Crypto an ‘Investment in Nothing,’ Tony Hawk Enters the Metaverse

In an interview with The Australian Financial Review, billionaire investor Charlie Munger calls crypto an “investment in nothing.” Plus, famed skateboarder Tony Hawk heads to the metaverse, with a skatepark and 3D avatar collection in The Sandbox. Those stories and more on “The Hash.”

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Three Arrows Creditors Get Emergency Hearing, Mt Gox Expected to Release $3B Recovered BTC

“The Hash” team discusses the latest court order regarding Three Arrows Capital (3AC), GameStop’s NFT marketplace and more.

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Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks Face Backlash Over Voyager Digital Partnership

“The Hash” team discusses today’s top stories, including fans of the NBA Dallas Mavericks calling out Mark Cuban over his partnership with bankrupt crypto platform Voyager Digital and Elon Musk’s Twitter saga.

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US June Employment Report Exceeded Expectation, Another Crypto Exchange Hit by 3AC Exposure

“The Hash” team discusses today’s top stories, including the impact of June’s jobs report on crypto markets, crypto’s liquidity crisis and U.S. taking the lead in setting international regulatory standards for crypto.

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Can Regulators Invest in Crypto? Is MakerDAO Becoming ‘a Company Run by Politics?’

“The Hash” group discuss today’s top stories, including the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) barring government employees from writing crypto policy if invested, the latest development at MakerDAO putting VCs and the founding team at odds with each other.

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Voyager Digital Faces Delisting From Toronto Stock Exchange; Polygon to Launch its Web3 Smartphone

“The Hash” team discusses today’s top stories, including the latest development of crypto brokerage firm Voyager Digital’s bankruptcy filing and Polygon partnering with tech startup “Nothing” to launch its own Web3 smartphone.

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