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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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Consensus 2023: Bermuda's Premier on Crypto Regulation; Jack Dorsey's Block Bitcoin Mining Moves

"The Hash" hosts are live at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas, discussing the biggest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including Jack Dorsey's fintech-payments company Block recently buying a large number of bitcoin mining chips from Intel. Special guests include Bermuda Premier David Burt, Toonstar CEO John Attanasio, and "Space Junk" Creator Dominic Russo.

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Consensus 2023: Ex-a16z Execs to Start Crypto Custody Firm; Studying Crypto Use Cases for Illegal Activity

"The Hash" is live from Consensus in Austin, Texas, discussing the biggest headlines shaping the crypto industry today, including former executives from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) starting an institutional-focused cryptocurrency custody firm, according to a CoinDesk source. Plus, a bipartisan bill introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives would call for the federal government to study crypto use cases for illegal activity and provide recommendations on how to mitigate these uses.

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Consensus 2023: The Bahamas Looks to Tighten Crypto Laws Post-FTX; How AI Is Disrupting the Music Industry

"The Hash" is live from Consensus in Austin, Texas discussing the biggest headlines shaping the crypto industry today, including The Bahamas seeking to tighten its crypto laws in the wake of the collapse of FTX. The failed crypto exchange's headquarters was in the Caribbean nation. Special guests include PROOF CEO Kevin Rose and Warner Music Group Chief Digital Officer Oana Ruxandra.

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Bored Ape Yacht Club's Legal Victory; Jailed Do Kwon Rejects SEC's Fraud Allegations

"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: Jailed Terra founder Do Kwon says the SEC's securities lawsuit against him is unfounded. Zimbabwe plans to roll out a gold-backed digital currency. A legal victory for Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs against copycats. Plus, get psyched for Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas!

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Bitcoin's Dominance Rate Hints at Upcoming 'Altcoin Season'; Data Shows NFT Marketplaces Sales are Slipping

"The Hash" team breaks down the biggest stories of the day, including the increase in bitcoin's (BTC) dominance rate, the largest cryptocurrency's share of the overall crypto market, halting, which hints at the potential outperformance of alternative tokens known as altcoins ahead. Separately, OpenSea and Blur are experiencing notable losses in daily users and sales, according to multiple dashboards compiled by researchers on the analytics platform Dune.

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