Zack Seward

Nov 9, 2022

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to a new 23-month low, as CoinDesk reports cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance is highly unlikely to go through with its proposed acquisition of struggling rival FTX after less than a day of reviewing the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. "The Hash" team discusses the latest developments and what it could mean for seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, who quickly became a prominent FTX backer.

Nov 9, 2022

As speculation mounted over the weekend about the solvency of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto exchange, the CEO tweeted in part on Monday that "FTX is fine. Assets are fine." Last week, CoinDesk published a story revealing the balance sheet of FTX sister company Alameda Research was loaded with FTX's native exchange token FTT, leading to a war of words between Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao. Plus, a closer look at OpenSea's outlook on NFT creator royalties.

Nov 7, 2022

Nov 5, 2022

Nov 4, 2022

The CEO of Aptos, the layer 1 blockchain that went live last month, has defended the project's "fair" token allocation following a wave of criticism from its community. Plus, Bloomberg reports that South Korean prosecutors have indicated that the co-founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, may be in Europe. And, Iddris Sandu, Spatial LABS founder and technologist, explains how he's connecting the fashion industry with the world of crypto.

Nov 4, 2022

"The Hash" hosts discuss the latest news impacting the crypto industry, including Instagram's plans allow a select group of digital creators to mint and sell NFTs on its platform. Plus, crypto winter fallout continues as payment processing firm Stripe cuts over 1,000 jobs and NBA Top Shot creator Dapper Labs dramatically reduces its headcount.

Nov 3, 2022

Nov 2, 2022

"The Hash" team discuss the top stories of the day, including the latest wave of reported layoffs at cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, crypto-focused financial-services firm Galaxy Digital, and crypto venture capital company Digital Currency Group (DCG). DCG is the parent company of CoinDesk. Plus, more details on Ethereum's next major upgrade, dubbed "Shanghai."

Nov 2, 2022

"The Hash" team discusses today's top stories, including investors' hopes that the Federal Reserve will pivot away from jumbo interest rate hikes from December to end the so-called liquidity tightening sooner than expected, and will signal that at its Nov. 2 meeting. And, a closer look at why dogecoin (DOGE) surged last month, outpacing other major cryptocurrencies, as Elon Musk takes control of Twitter.

Nov 1, 2022