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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Videos

The Rise of Algorithmic Stablecoins, Moonbirds NFTs Debut a Smashing Success and More

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics including the rising popularity of algorithmic stablecoins, the successful debut of Moonbirds NFTs and Robinhood’s move to buy U.K.-based crypto exchange Ziglu.

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Videos

North Korea’s ‘Lazarus’ Hackers Are Tied to the Biggest DeFi Hack in History, Louis Vuitton to Release New NFTs

“The Hash” team discusses today’s top stories, ranging from the latest development of the Ronin network hackers’ over $600 million exploit to fashion house Louis Vuitton’s new NFT collection.

The Hash

Videos

‘Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet’ NFT Landed at $280 to Top Bidder, Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover and More

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories ranging from Elon Musk’s bid to take over Twitter for $54.20 per share to Solana’s NFTs debuting on Rarible.

The Hash

Videos

Ethereum Merge No Longer Expected in June, BTC’s 4-Year Halving Circle May Be Dead and More

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories including why Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko thinks the merge will be later than expected, bitcoin’s 4-year halving cycle might be coming to an end, and crypto mining in small Argentinian town.

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Videos

What Record-High Inflation Means for Crypto, Bored Apes Going Hollywood and More

“The Hash” team discusses today’s top stories, including the impact of record-high inflation on crypto, a Coinbase-produced film trilogy based on the story of The Bored Ape Yacht Club, Circle’s latest $400 million funding round and more.

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Finance

Circle Raises $400M as BlackRock Explores USDC

BlackRock and Fidelity headlined the stablecoin issuer's latest funding round, which follows a $440 million raise last May.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire