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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Elon Musk and Vitalik Buterin’s Moves Send Ripples Across Crypto Markets and More

“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.

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Finance

Elon Musk Says Tesla Is Suspending Bitcoin Payments Over Environmental Concerns

However, Tesla will not be selling any of its bitcoin anytime soon.

Tesla

Markets

Vitalik's Regift of Unsolicited DOGE Knockoffs Sends Memecoin Prices Plunging

The Ethereum creator has turned a memecoin marketing stunt on its head.

Vitalik Buterin

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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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Finance

Sean Culkin, Latest NFL Player to Announce Bitcoin Salary, Cut From Chiefs

The tight end's tenure in Kansas City ended before it even began.

NFL tight end Sean Culkin

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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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Finance

Square Bitcoin Revenue Grows 11x Year Over Year

Square's Cash App generated $3.51 billion of bitcoin revenue in the first quarter of 2021, according to a shareholder letter published Thursday.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey

Videos

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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