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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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Prolific Developer Andre Cronje Calling It Quits, Griffin Gaming Partners Raises $750M With Web 3 Ambition and More

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories including: Impact of prolific developer Andre Cronje leaving DeFi development behind, Griffin Gaming Partners raising $750 million fund with eye on Web 3, and why Pantera and Polychain are betting $10 million on metaverse fashionistas.

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Why Charles Schwab Is Prepping Its First Crypto Product, Shake Shack to Offer Crypto Rewards Targeting Younger Consumers

“The Hash” team discusses today’s top stories, including Venezuela’s new policy that is reportedly pegging minimum wages to the national cryptocurrency, Charles Schwab’s first In-house crypto product and Shake Shack’s test with crypto rewards.

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Ukraine Cancels Crypto Airdrop, the Social Clubs That Run on Tokens and NFTs

“The Hash” team discusses today’s top stories, ranging from the latest on Ukraine’s crypto airdrop, the building of crypto social clubs around the world and the report that MetaMask is suspending operations in Venezuela.

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Jerome Powell Testifies the Fed Is on Track to Raise Interest Rates This Month, Ukraine Confirms Airdrop After Receiving $33M in Crypto Donations, and More

“The Hash” team tackles today’s hot topics: Fed Chair Powell, testifying before Congress, sees rate hike this month as “appropriate,” Bank of America sees no crypto winter given user adoption and developer activity, Airbnb looking to support crypto and housing for Ukrainian refugees, Ukraine says “airdrop confirmed” after receiving $33 million in crypto donations.

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Visa and Mastercard Block Russian Banks in Response to Government Sanctions, Electric Capital Raises $1B for 2 New Funds

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories, including Visa and Mastercard blocking Russian banks from their networks, Electric Capital raising $1 billion for two new funds targeting tokens and equity stakes, and FC Barcelona plans to create its own metaverse and cryptocurrency.

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US Targets Russia’s Central Bank in Latest Sanctions, Did Bitcoin Mining Get ‘Dirtier’ After China’s Ban?

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: crypto exchanges say no to Ukraine government’s requests to freeze Russian accounts, U.S. big tech firms under increasing pressure to respond to Russia-Ukraine war, KPMG Canada is now buying NFTs after recent foray into bitcoin, and did China’s crypto ban cause bitcoin mining to become “dirtier”?

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Ethereum Mining Pool Flexpool Halts All Services to Russia, People Are Sending Money via Bitcoin to Support Ukrainian Army

“The Hash” team discuss today’s top stories surrounding the role of crypto and the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Plus, why NBA player De’Aaron Fox is shutting down his NFT project after $1.5 million in sales.

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Crypto Markets Plunge 9% Following Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Trudeau Revokes Emergencies Act Against ‘Freedom Convoy’ Blockades

“The Hash” team discuss top stories, including the impact of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine on global markets as well as cryptocurrencies, the botched CryptoPunks auction that was estimated to fetch up to $30 million, and the team that’s trying to revive the Diem blockchain.

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JPMorgan’s Crypto Chief Departs, Soulja Boy, Jake Paul Among Celebs Sued for Alleged Crypto Scheme and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: where the ‘frozen’ bitcoin tied to the Canadian trucker protests landed; Soulja Boy, Jake Paul, Nick Carter among the celebrities named in a class action lawsuit over alleged crypto scheme; JPMorgan’s blockchain chief Christine Moy is leaving the Wall Street firm; plus, why Morgan Stanley says bitcoin “can’t get away from the energy requirements.”

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OpenSea Says Phishing Attack Involved 17 Users Instead of 32, A DAO Might Be the Next Owner of Denver Broncos NFL Team

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories ranging from the phishing attack of NFT marketplace OpenSea, the formation of a DAO that’s trying to buy the Denver Broncos NFL team, to the return of crypto exchange Huobi in the United States.

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