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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Is the OCC Readying for Increased Crypto Oversight? Marathon Reverses on Censoring Bitcoin Transactions and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: acting OCC Chief Michael Hsu is reportedly proposing a “regulatory perimeter” for crypto, Coinbase’s new debit card will now be able to sync with U.S. iPhone users and where the Human Rights Foundation latest bitcoin development grants are being allocated.

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Finance

USDC Builder Circle Raises $440M

Announced Friday, Circle has raised $440 million from a roster of major backers.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

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No Bitcoin Bounce Yet on Biden’s $6T Spending Plan, Why Apple Is Looking for Someone With Crypto Chops and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: why isn’t the prospect of a giant $6 trillion U.S. spending plan pushing bitcoin higher? Plus, Apple’s looking to hire someone with crypto experience, a token scam targeting Dubai, and when liquidity mining will return to Uniswap.

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Breaking Down Consensus 2021 Heavyweight Closers: CZ, Cathie Wood, Tom Brady and More

“The Hash” hosts take a deep dive into the trending topics in the past four days at Consensus 2021. In the final keynotes, Binance’s CZ says, “no one can shut down bitcoin.” Cathie Wood reveals bullish positions on crypto, and NFL legend Tom Brady on his belief on crypto in the long run.

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PayPal Allowing Customers to Withdraw Crypto, Will Carl Icahn Be the Next Big Crypto Investor and More

“The Hash” panel unpacks the hot topics from Day 3 of Consensus 2021 by CoinDesk. PayPal’s blockchain lead reveals customers will soon be able to take their cryptos to wallets of their choice, Solana’s CEO talks about ways to improve blockchain scalability, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn is studying bitcoin. He could be jumping into crypto in a big way.

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Policy

SEC Starts Official Review of SkyBridge, Fidelity Bitcoin ETF Applications

The two bitcoin ETF bids join four others under official review with more still pending.

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Policy

Ripple Waiting for SEC Suit Resolution Before Going Public, Says CEO

"The likelihood that Ripple is a public company is very high at some point," Brad Garlinghouse said at Consensus 2021.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

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Michael Saylor Details ‘Secret’ Meeting with Musk and Miners; 1:1 With Chia’s Founder on ‘Green’ Crypto

“The Hash” hosts break down the headlines from Day 2 of Consensus 2021 by CoinDesk including Michael Saylor’s keynote on how his new Bitcoin Mining Council came together, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s comments on why crypto may force modernization of SEC custody rules all across the board. Plus, Chia Network’s founder and CEO Bram Cohen joins the show to discuss a big funding round, IPO plans and “green” crypto.

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Markets

Mark Cuban Invests in Ethereum Layer 2 Polygon

"I was a Polygon user and find myself using it more and more," Cuban said in an email.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban

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Analyzing Dalio’s Bitcoin and Inflation Comments; Special Interview With Crypto Art OG Josie Bellini

“The Hash” hosts unpack the hot topics from Day 1 of Consensus 2021 by CoinDesk. Billionaire investor Ray Dalio admits that he has some bitcoin and explains why he would rather have bitcoin than a bond in inflationary scenarios, Kevin O’Leary doubles down on green bitcoin and crypto artist Josie Bellini joins the show to discuss the outlook for NFTs.

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