Zack Seward

“The Hash” panel unpacks the hot topics from Day 3 of Consensus 2021 by CoinDesk. PayPal’s blockchain lead reveals customers will soon be able to take their cryptos to wallets of their choice, Solana’s CEO talks about ways to improve blockchain scalability, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn is studying bitcoin. He could be jumping into crypto in a big way.

May 26, 2021

“The Hash” hosts break down the headlines from Day 2 of Consensus 2021 by CoinDesk including Michael Saylor’s keynote on how his new Bitcoin Mining Council came together, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s comments on why crypto may force modernization of SEC custody rules all across the board. Plus, Chia Network’s founder and CEO Bram Cohen joins the show to discuss a big funding round, IPO plans and “green” crypto.

May 25, 2021

“The Hash” hosts unpack the hot topics from Day 1 of Consensus 2021 by CoinDesk. Billionaire investor Ray Dalio admits that he has some bitcoin and explains why he would rather have bitcoin than a bond in inflationary scenarios, Kevin O’Leary doubles down on green bitcoin and crypto artist Josie Bellini joins the show to discuss the outlook for NFTs.

May 24, 2021

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: BTC flash sell-off as China’s vice premier Liu calls for crackdown on bitcoin mining and trading activities and SEC chairman Gary Gensler says the agency should be ready to bring cases involving crypto. Plus, viral video creators of “Charlie Bit Me” discuss why their video will be auctioned off as an NFT and taken down from YouTube forever.

May 21, 2021

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: why Senate Banking Committee chairman Sherrod Brown wants the OCC to take a harder line on crypto, what caused the Bunny token to lose 95% of its value, celebrities are investing in crypto ventures, and is Miami really becoming a crypto city?

May 20, 2021

“The Hash” team tackles today’s hot topics: making sense of a global crypto markets crash led by bitcoin, BlockFi’s bitcoin promo goes awry, Wells Fargo will soon offer wealthy clients an actively managed crypto investment offering, you can’t order “Bitcoin Pizza” with BTC and what Nvidia is doing to please gamers instead of crypto miners.

May 19, 2021

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: FTC says millions of dollars worth of crypto scams are on the rise, new signs DeFi is getting more mainstream, Fox is creating a new animated series on the blockchain and is Venmo halting some payments referring to Palestine?

May 18, 2021

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Elon Musk’s tweets create wild swings for bitcoin prices, Dogecoin co-creator speaks out on DOGE vs. BTC rivalry and the toxic culture, the potential impact from a lawsuit that argues NBA Top Shot Moments NFT are unregistered securities, and blame Chia coin for a shortage of hard drives.

May 17, 2021

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Elon Musk’s latest tweet sends dogecoin surging again, IRS is raking in tens of millions of dollars from crypto enforcement, the probability of the U.K. launching a digital currency and model Emily Ratajkowski is auctioning an NFT at Christie’s.

May 14, 2021

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Elon Musk’s Tesla U-turn sends bitcoin prices lower, MicroStrategy CEO continues to double down on BTC and what Vitalik Buterin’s $1 billion of memecoins to charity indicates about the crypto markets.

May 13, 2021