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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Crypto Regulations: What You Need to Know About The Most Comprehensive Bill in Congress, NFT Markets Post Record-Breaking Week

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics: Rep. Don Beyer’s newly proposed “Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act” could be the most sweeping legislation yet to regulate the market. Marathon Digital is buying $121 million of mining machines from Bitmain as Beijing remains tough on crypto. FTX and Major League Baseball (MLB) announces a $100K giveaway in bitcoin or cash for a lucky winner of its contest “MLB Moonblasts Pick ‘Em.” NFT markets turn red hot this past week, posting record-breaking trading volumes and average prices.

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Binance to Wind Down Derivatives Trading in Europe, Crypto Taxes in Focus as Infrastructure Bill Steams Ahead

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill with controversial crypto tax provision is moving forward, Binance is winding down its derivatives offerings in Europe, Solana blockchain takes center stage at Lollapalooza and Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest makes a big bet on Robinhood.

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Uniswap Looking to Expand Into Consumer Finance, Crypto Users Double in Last 6 Months and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Uniswap is talking with PayPal, Robinhood and others in the consumer finance space, how bitcoin miners can escape U.S. taxes legally, Bank of America says CBDCs are more effective than cash and Iran is moving forward with even more censorship of the internet.

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Finance

FTX Renames Blockfolio Trading App to ... FTX

The trading app, which was acquired by FTX in 2020, now bears its owner's name.

Images of the Blockfolio app from early 2021.

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Binance CEO ‘CZ’ Is Searching for Successor, Growing Debate on Encryption, Crime and More

“The Hash” panel tackles today’s hot topics: Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is searching for his successor, Dash is now beating Bitcoin in adoption as a payments network, the crypto sector is attracting influencers, what Robinhood is doing to help protect crypto investors and the growing global debate over encrypted smartphones and crime.

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Sell-Off in Chinese Tech Stocks Accelerates Amid China’s Widening Tech Crackdown; What This Means for Crypto

The Hash” tackles today’s top stories: A massive sell-off of Chinese tech stocks as China’s tech crackdown deepens, Huobi shuts down Beijing entity, Amazon denies report it’s planning to accept bitcoin by the end of the year, bug detected in decoy algorithm for privacy coin Monero, crypto fintech ECO raises $60 million for high-yield USDC app, and Shopify to allow merchants to sell NFTs directly through their stores.

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Tether Executives Facing DOJ Bank Fraud Probe, Bitcoin Rallies Back, Amazon’s Potential Digital Currency Adoption

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories: According to Bloomberg, Tether executives are facing a criminal probe into bank fraud by the Justice Department, Bitcoin rallies above $38K after weeks of consolidation, Amazon looks to hire a digital currency chief, Binance is joining FTX in cutting leverage limit, and Uniswap is limiting access to some tokens citing an “evolving regulatory landscape.” Nevertheless, the number of crypto ATMs surged 70% globally this year.

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Policy

Tether Executives Facing Criminal Bank Fraud Charges: Report

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Tether for a possible offense conducted years ago, Bloomberg reported Monday.

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Blockchain Protocol Thorchain Suffers Another Hack Totaling $8M, IRS Tweaks Crypto Question on 2021 1040 Draft Form

“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics: Blockchain protocol Thorchain suffers another Hack totaling $8 million, Texas joins Alabama and New Jersey in banning BlockFi interest account (BIA) product, IRS tweaks crypto question on its 2021 1040 draft form, Reddit to scale its Ethereum-based community points with Arbitrum, and Solana is offering a $5 million fund for artists and musicians to start building on Web 3.0.

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Finance

BlockFi Is Pursuing Plans to Go Public – Even as Regulators Close In

The crypto lender is days away from closing a $500 million Series E, sources say. A timetable for a public listing is circulating among investors.

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