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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UK Police Seize Record Haul of Crypto, Inflation Surges; Why Are Crypto Markets Flat and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: U.S. inflation surges but crypto prices fall, British cops seize nearly $250 million in cryptocurrency tied to money laundering scheme, get ready for Lightning to change how you think about bitcoin and what’s driving the world regulators’ warnings about Binance?

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Bitcoin’s Investment Value as Americans’ Inflation Fears Reach Another High, Why China’s Crypto Ban Is Different This Time, and Fidelity’s Digital Asset Arm Is Expanding

“The Hash” hosts discuss and debate today’s hot topics: Is bitcoin a risk-on or risk-off investment? Why China’s crypto ban is more serious this time. Fidelity’s Digital Asset arm is expanding its staff by 70%. Power Ledger is moving from Ethereum to Solana – what’s behind the action. Plus, what prosecutors say about Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith’s trial.

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Videos

Crypto Exchange Bullish Set for IPO, Circle CEO Pledges USDC Transparency, Square Is Building Bitcoin Hard Wallet

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics: crypto exchange Bullish ready to go public via a SPAC deal, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire pledging more transparency for USDC as he takes the company public, and Jack Dorsey says Square is building bitcoin hard wallet for “assisted self-custody” and more.

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USDC Backer Circle to Go Public in $4.5B SPAC Deal, Trump Suing Social Media Giants, Famed Director Spike Lee Gives Cryptocurrency the Spotlight and More

“The Hash” panel discusses hot topics for the day, including USDC issuer Circle filing for IPO. High-risk, high rewards? Crypto credit risks in focus, and Trump sues social media giants for banning his account. Could Taiwan become Asia’s next crypto capital? Also, film director Spike Lee is giving the limelight to crypto company Coin Cloud.

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Finance

USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle to Go Public in $4.5B SPAC Deal

Circle will go public by way of Bob Diamond's Concord Acquisition Corp.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

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EU Parliament Approves Mass Surveillance of Private Communications, Biden Facing Mounting Pressure to Curb Ransomware Attacks and More

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics: repercussions from EU’s mass surveillance of private communications, U.S. President Joe Biden’s challenge to tackle growing threats of ransomware attacks, China expanding its tech crackdown as Didi gets banned from app stores, Binance’s CZ responding to global regulatory warnings in a newly-issued letter to the public and more.

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China Tech Crackdown Leads to Didi Stock Crash, NFTs Selling Like Hotcakes and More

Shares of the popular Chinese ride service Didi crash after China banned it from app stores just days after its U.S. IPO, FinCEN hires DOJ crypto czar as first ‘Chief Digital Currency Advisor,’ Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow model goes off course, USDC on TRON blockchain surpasses $100 million two days after public unveiling, and NFT sales reportedly climb to $2.47 billion in first-half 2021.

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Policy

FinCEN Hires DOJ Crypto Czar as First ‘Chief Digital Currency Advisor’

Michele Korver will advise FinCEN Acting Director Michael Mosier on cryptocurrency's role in financial crime.

The seal of the U.S. Treasury Department.

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Robinhood IPO Filing Shows DOGE Drove Big Gains, Thailand SEC Files Complaint Against Binance and More

Thailand’s SEC alleges crypto exchange Binance is operating in the country without a license, Robinhood’s IPO filing shows Dogecoin (DOGE) trading was responsible for 34% of its Q1 crypto revenue, Elon Musk tweet sends DOGE soaring again, and Charlie Munger: “America can learn from communist China.”

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Markets

Robinhood IPO Filing Shows Dogecoin Trading Drove Big Gains

Some 34% of the trading app's cryptocurrency revenue in the first quarter was attributable to DOGE.

Robinhood recently filed with the SEC to go public.