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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Crypto M&A Is Full Steam Ahead, NY Giants Ink Deal With Grayscale and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: crypto M&A is a hot trend with the latest news from Galaxy and Blockchain.com, NYDIG CEO says bitcoin is coming to hundreds of U.S. banks, what Janet Yellen is hinting about crypto regulation and the NY Giants ink a deal with Grayscale.

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Dogecoin Record Rally Is No Joke, VC Firms Can’t Get Enough of Crypto and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: it’s not just ether, DOGE is rallying to new record highs, S&P Dow Jones launch crypto indexes, Facebook will soon reveal Donald Trump’s fate on the social media platform and VC firms’ appetite for crypto investing shows no signs of stopping.

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Ether’s Record Milestone, Charlie Munger’s Bitcoin Diss Sets Off Crypto Twitter and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: what’s driving ether to new record highs, fallout and reaction to Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger calling bitcoin’s success “disgusting,” why everyone’s watching a big trial between Fortnite’s Epic Games vs. Apple and significant investors are putting money behind digital avatars.

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Finance

A16z to Launch $1B Crypto Venture Fund

The Silicon Valley VC giant is going big for its third crypto venture fund, the Financial Times reported Friday.

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ICE Sells Its Coinbase Stake, DeFi Is Now a $100B Sector and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Coinbase makes its first acquisition since its public debut, decentralized finance is now a $100 billion sector, why a Russian news outlet is pleading for crypto donations and “Disaster Girl” sells her meme as an NFT for $500K.

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Tech

Hashflow, DeFi's 'Un-Automated' Market Maker, Launches With $3.2M in Funding

The project looks to combine the best of DeFi DEXs with the efficiencies of working with a professional trading desk.

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Paxos Joins the Crypto Unicorn Club, MasterCard Wants to Play a Role in CBDCs and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Paxos’ valuation crosses over $2 billion after raising another $300 million in funding, Fed chairman Powell says dogecoin surge exemplifies market froth, MasterCard wants a piece of the global central bank digital currencies pie, and is a San Francisco real estate NFT too good to be true?

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Finance

Paxos Raises $300M, Joins Crypto Unicorn Club at $2.4B Valuation

The back-end provider for PayPal and Venmo is raising “confidence capital” to expand operations, said CEO Charles Cascarilla.

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Wall Street’s Noticing Ether, Mark Cuban Touts Dogecoin to the Masses and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Ether price soars to record highs and Wall Street analysts are noticing, Coinbase Pro delays rollout of Tether, and Mark Cuban is pitching dogecoin to the mainstream masses. Should buyers beware?

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Tesla’s Bitcoin Sale Nets $101M Profit, How US Bank Quietly Became a Big Crypto Player and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: What Elon Musk says Tesla’s recent bitcoin sale proves, U.S. Bank takes a big step into the bitcoin business, NBA’s Golden State Warriors is taking a big shot at the booming NFT craze and so is Binance.

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