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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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Moments Away: Ethereum’s Testnet to Transition to Proof-of-Stake, Citibank Says Market Volatility Has Spooked User Adoption

“The Hash” team discusses today’s top stories, including Ethereum’s Ropsten testnet moving to proof-of-stake, Solana’s $100 million fund for South Korean crypto projects and Citibank’s report on crypto user adoption.

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PayPal Expands Crypto Push, New Research Unearths Insights Into Bitcoin’s Early Days

PayPal is allowing U.S. users to transfer their digital assets off its platform to other wallets and exchanges for the first time. Plus, “The Hash” discusses a new academic paper about Bitcoin’s formative years.

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‘Move-to-Earn’ App Stepn Suffers Cyber Attack, Musk Threatens to Call Off Twitter Deal

Stepn suffers multiple distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks following a recent upgrade. Plus, Elon Musk threatens to terminate his $44 billion Twitter deal over a “clear material breach” of the social media company’s obligations.

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Crypto Layoffs Gain Steam, Tesla Reportedly to Cut Jobs, SEC Blasted Over Crypto & Meme Stocks Campaign

Many crypto companies are announcing job cuts and hiring freezes as Elon Musk reportedly sounds the alarm on the economy. Plus, “The Hash” discusses the SEC warning for retail investors that is getting panned online.

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Ex-OpenSea Staffer Charged in First NFT Insider Trading Case, Chipotle Taps Flexa for Crypto Payments

“The Hash” team discusses today’s top stories, including the first NFT insider trading case in the history of crypto, Gemini’s first massive layoff since 2014 and Chipotle’s partnership with Flexa for crypto payments.

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