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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Polygon Raises $450M to Build Web 3 Applications and Invest in Zero-knowledge Technology, N. Korea Reportedly Used Stolen Crypto to Fund Missile Program

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories ranging from Polygon’s latest fundraising round and what it means for the industry, North Korea’s alleged usage of stolen crypto to the lawsuits between fashion brands and NFTs.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Lost $10B in Metaverse Business Last Year, JPMorgan Executive Slams Bitcoin, a DAO Has Been Launched to Help Free Julian Assange

“The Hash” hosts unpack today’s top stories ranging from the impact of Meta (formerly Facebook)’s metaverse business losing $10 billion last year, JPMorgan executive slamming bitcoin in “Maltese Falcoin” report to the latest fundraising movement by AssangeDAO.

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2-Time Grammy-Nominated Artist Steve Aoki Launches A0K1VERSE in Partnership With Passport, Wormhole Exploit Update and More

Grammy-nominated artist Steve Aoki joins “The Hash” hosts to explain his latest NFT rewards platform A0K1VERSE. Fans can earn free Steve Aoki concert tickets, early access to NFT releases and more in A0K1VERSE. Plus, the Hash squad discusses the latest news about blockchain platform Wormhole’s $324 million exploit, among other top stories.

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Diem Creator David Marcus’ Next Adventure, Coachella Music Festival Joins the NFT Craze

“The Hash” hosts unpack today’s top stories ranging from Diem creator David Marcus’ next move, MicroStrategy’s impairment charge on bitcoin holdings in Q4, to Coachella Music Festival launching Solana-based NFT collections in partnership with FTX.

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Will We See Tom Brady More on the Crypto Scene After Retirement? ConsenSys Acquires Ethereum Wallet MyCrypto

“The Hash” hosts unpack today’s top stories ranging from ConsenSys acquiring MyCrypto, Tom Brady’s official retirement and what it means for his crypto endeavor, to India’s latest crypto tax and CBDC announcement.

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FTX’s $32B Valuation, Meta Joins Block’s Crypto Open Patent Alliance as Diem Reportedly Winds Down

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories ranging from crypto exchange FTX’s $32 billion valuation after the latest $400 million funding round, Solana wallet Phantom raising $109 million, to Meta joining Block’s Crypto Open Patent Alliance.

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Paul Krugman Calling Crypto the New Subprime in New York Times Op-Ed, FriesDAO Wants to Raise $9.69M Funding

“The Hash” hosts unpack today’s top stories ranging from economist Paul Krugman’s New York Times op-ed explaining why he thinks crypto has become the new subprime to FriesDAO, an organization that wants to start a crypto-crowdfunded fast food franchise.

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Sources to CoinDesk: Coinbase Close to Listing Solana Ecosystem Tokens, Wonderland Rattled After Co-founder Tied to Failed QuadrigaCX Exchange

“The Hash” squad discusses today’s top stories ranging from Coinbase reportedly getting close to listing Solana ecosystem tokens to drama in the Wonderland project as one of the founding members has been revealed as the co-founder of failed exchange QuadrigaCX.

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Finance

Crypto Infrastructure Firm Blockdaemon Raises $207M at $3.25B Valuation

Sapphire and Tiger Global led the latest round, which follows a $155 million Series B last September.

CEO Konstantin Richter (Blockdaemon)

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Fake Grimacecoin Soars 285,000% After McDonald’s Joke With Elon Musk, Meta-Backed Diem Considering Sale of Assets

“The Hash” hosts unpack today’s top stories ranging from how a fake Grimacecoin gained parabolic growth in value after a McDonald’s joke tweet with Elon Musk to stablecoin Diem’s past, present and not-so-great future.

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