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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Jack Dorsey Goes on Unfollowing Frenzy on Twitter After Web 3 Beef, Teen Who Allegedly Swiped $16M in DeFi Hack Wanted in Canada

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics, including Jack Dorsey sparring with venture capitalists over Web 3 debate, TON blockchain’s spinoff Toncoin and the teenager wanted in Canada over a $16 million DeFi hack.

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Markets

Consultants Are Entering the Metaverse – Literally

SAND tokens are up on news of PwC Hong Kong acquiring a plot of LAND in The Sandbox.

A glimpse into The Sandbox metaverse. (Animoca Brands)

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s Legal Trouble, Justin Sun Revealed as Secret Bidder for Bezos’ Blue Origin Flight

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s lawsuit, Under Armor’s expansion into the metaverse, NEAR token’s surge, and Tron founder Justin Sun’s $28 million bid for Jeff Bezos’ first space flight.

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Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin Will Replace the Dollar, Terra Becomes Second-Largest DeFi Protocol

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics ranging from Jack Dorsey’s bullish outlook on bitcoin as an alternative to the dollar, decentralized payments network Terra’s exponential growth, to the latest trend from the NFT and Metaverse space.

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JPMorgan Reportedly Tapped to Develop Payment Blockchain System For Siemens, FTX.US to Expand DC Presence

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics ranging from the news that JPMorgan is tapped to develop payment blockchain system for Siemens, Polkadot’s parachains going live to the latest sports sponsorship deals from FTX.US.

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Billionaire and Hedge Fund Manager Ray Dalio Getting Into Ethereum, Is Crypto Entrepreneur Justin Sun Leaving Tron?

“The Hash” hosts discuss the latest and greatest of crypto news ranging from Ray Dalio’s latest interest in Ethereum, Justin Sun is “stepping down” from an active role with Tron to the crypto scams in 2021.

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Senators Urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to Clarify Broker Definition, Robinhood Adds Gifting Feature, #MelaniaNFT Captivates Crypto Twitter

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics ranging from six senators’ efforts to challenge the “overly broad interpretation” of what a broker is in the $1 trillion infrastructure bill to former first lady Melania Trump’s new NFT.

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Sen. Warren Bashing Stablecoin and DeFi During Senate Hearing, Nike Making a Major Move Into Metaverse

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories impacting the crypto markets ranging from Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) comments on the risks of stablecoins and DeFi to Nike making a major move into the metaverse.

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NYDIG Valued at $7B After Latest Funding Round, Vows ‘Bitcoin Everywhere’ in the US in 2022, SEC Commissioners Push Back on Chair Gary Gensler’s Regulatory Agenda

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories impacting crypto space, highlighting the SEC commissioners’ pushback on Chair Gary Gensler’s regulatory agenda, NYDIG’s latest $1 billion funding round, and the surge of Dogecoin.

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Finance

Institutional Bitcoin Broker NYDIG Valued at $7B in Whopping $1B Funding Round

WestCap is leading what appears to be the largest funding round in crypto history.

(Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)