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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Rolling Stone Report: The FBI Can Get Your WhatsApp Data in Real Time

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics ranging from data privacy and security, Twitter’s ban on sharing private media without consent, to buying real estate in the metaverse.

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Where Is Jack Dorsey Headed After Resigning as Twitter CEO? What Does Omicron Token’s Dramatic Surge Tell Us About the Market?

“The Hash” panel discusses today’s hot topics ranging from Jack Dorsey’s announcement to leave Twitter as CEO to the unexpected buying frenzy of DeFi protocol Omicron’s token after a namesake COVID variant emerges.

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Apple Suing Israeli Spyware Firm for Surveillance and Targeting Apple Users, Metaverse Platform the Sandbox Teases Partnership With Adidas

“The Hash” hosts discuss the top stories today: Apple’s lawsuit against Israeli spyware maker over surveillance, El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption receive snegative reaction from IMF, and The Sandbox’s success in Metaverse space.

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What Rising Oil Prices and Inflation Mean for Crypto, Binance Rebuilding DOGE Wallet

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics ranging from rising oil prices, dogecoin wallet on Binance, and the latest funding round for the NFT music platform Royal.

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Jerome Powell Nominated for a Second Term As Fed Chair, Morgan Stanley’s Bold Metaverse and NFT Prediction

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories including the impact on crypto as President Joe Biden nominates Jerome Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, plus reactions to El Salvador building Bitcoin City and Morgan Stanley’s NFT and Metaverse outlook.

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Watershed Moment for Crypto as Sotheby’s Allows Live Bidding in Ether for the First Time, ConstitutionDAO Outbid for Original Copy of the US Constitution

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories: A crypto flash mob, ConstitutionDAO, was outbid at a Sotheby’s auction Thursday. When the gavel banged, the first edition copy of the U.S. Constitution, one of only 13 left in existence, was in new hands for $43 million. Constitution DAO’s $40+ million in ETH wasn’t enough to seal the deal. Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will now have an NFT collection. Plus, bitcoin’s price recovery.

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ConstitutionDAO Movement Raised Over $40M to Bid for a Copy of the US Constitution at Sotheby’s Auction

“The Hash” hosts discuss the top stories today: ConstitutionDAO raised more than $40 million to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution at the upcoming Sotheby’s auction. It also plans to issue governance token “PEOPLE,” Amazon to stop accepting VISA cards issued in the U.K. due to high fees, and Time Magazine will hold ETH on its balance sheet as part of a metaverse deal with Galaxy Digital.

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Los Angeles’ Iconic Staples Center to Be Renamed as Crypto.com Arena

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics: Singapore-based Crypto.com will rename Los Angeles’ iconic Staples Stadium on Christmas Day, Consensys is planning massive expansion following a recent funding round, India reportedly plans to ban crypto payments but will regulate it as an asset class. Plus, why is famed director Quentin Tarantino being sued over the release of his NFTs?

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Biden Signs $1T Infrastructure Bill Into Law, ‘ConstitutionDAO’ Attracts $4M in Donations

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics: U.S. President Joe Biden signs a $1 trillion infrastructure bill with the crypto tax provision into law. A full-on movement, “ConstitutionDAO,” has attracted nearly $4 million in donations, with a real chance at actually winning the forthcoming auction at Sotheby’s. VanEck launches the third U.S. bitcoin futures ETF. Plus, why does Twitter’s CFO say buying crypto assets “doesn’t make sense right now?”

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Finance

Crypto Venture Firm Paradigm Announces $2.5B Fund, Industry’s Largest

It tops the $2.2 billion fund announced by Andreessen Horowitz in June.

Paradigm co-founder Fred Ehrsam speaks at Token Summit II. (Credit: Brady Dale for CoinDesk)