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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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Ether’s Market Cap Milestone, Inflation’s Running Hotter and NFTs Coming to Video Games

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: ETH’s market cap touches $500 billion for the first time, the outlook for the crypto markets after the latest U.S. inflation report, a new video game will incorporate NFTs, and Loser Coin is the latest ridiculous cryptocurrency joke gaining traction.

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Big Backers Behind New $10B Crypto Exchange, Palantir Now Accepts Bitcoin and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Peter Thiel, Mike Novogratz are among big investors behind Block.one’s new crypto exchange, Palantir’s now accepting bitcoin payments, and the new digital yuan wallet will require fingerprint IDs. Plus, an NFT defining NFTs.

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Ransomware Attacks Cripples Major US Pipeline, SpaceX Taking Dogecoin for Moon Mission and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: a cyberattack halts a critical U.S. pipeline, post-“SNL,” Elon Musk’s SpaceX will accept dogecoin as payment to send a satellite to the moon, NFL superstar Tom Brady has “laser eyes,” and is the crypto industry upping its lobbying game?

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A Huge Personnel Move from Traditional Finance to Crypto, Elon’s Pre-‘SNL’ Warning and More

“The Hash” tackles today’s hot topics: Bridgewater’s CFO is leaving for the same job at NYDIG, Elon Musk’s warning to investors on the eve of his “SNL” hosting gig, Square’s bitcoin bet is paying dividends, and what Amazon is offering Chia cryptocurrency farmers.

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Coinbase ‘Decentralizes’ Its Workforce, Revolut Will Finally Allow Bitcoin Withdrawals and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: why Coinbase is shutting down its San Francisco office, ING says decentralized finance is a bigger threat to banks than bitcoin, Revolut will finally allow customers to withdraw bitcoin, and Jay-Z is teaming up with a16z to invest in an NFT platform.

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Crypto M&A Is Full Steam Ahead, NY Giants Ink Deal With Grayscale and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: crypto M&A is a hot trend with the latest news from Galaxy and Blockchain.com, NYDIG CEO says bitcoin is coming to hundreds of U.S. banks, what Janet Yellen is hinting about crypto regulation and the NY Giants ink a deal with Grayscale.

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Dogecoin Record Rally Is No Joke, VC Firms Can’t Get Enough of Crypto and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: it’s not just ether, DOGE is rallying to new record highs, S&P Dow Jones launch crypto indexes, Facebook will soon reveal Donald Trump’s fate on the social media platform and VC firms’ appetite for crypto investing shows no signs of stopping.

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Ether’s Record Milestone, Charlie Munger’s Bitcoin Diss Sets Off Crypto Twitter and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: what’s driving ether to new record highs, fallout and reaction to Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger calling bitcoin’s success “disgusting,” why everyone’s watching a big trial between Fortnite’s Epic Games vs. Apple and significant investors are putting money behind digital avatars.

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ICE Sells Its Coinbase Stake, DeFi Is Now a $100B Sector and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Coinbase makes its first acquisition since its public debut, decentralized finance is now a $100 billion sector, why a Russian news outlet is pleading for crypto donations and “Disaster Girl” sells her meme as an NFT for $500K.

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Paxos Joins the Crypto Unicorn Club, MasterCard Wants to Play a Role in CBDCs and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Paxos’ valuation crosses over $2 billion after raising another $300 million in funding, Fed chairman Powell says dogecoin surge exemplifies market froth, MasterCard wants a piece of the global central bank digital currencies pie, and is a San Francisco real estate NFT too good to be true?

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