Zack Seward

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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Chinese Ethereum Mining Pool SparkPool to Halt All Services, Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
Chinese Ethereum Mining Pool SparkPool to Halt All Services, Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics: The world’s second-largest Ethereum mining pool, the Chinese SparkPool, is halting all services due to the latest crypto crackdown...
Chinese Ethereum Mining Pool SparkPool to Halt All Services, Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
Is China Central Bank’s Crypto Ban a Watershed Moment or Just Another Sell-off Excuse?
Is China Central Bank’s Crypto Ban a Watershed Moment or Just Another Sell-off Excuse?
“The Hash” hosts debate and discuss today’s top stories: China’s central bank declaring all cryptocurrency transactions illegal, jolting crypto markets, Twitter is adding a bi...
Is China Central Bank’s Crypto Ban a Watershed Moment or Just Another Sell-off Excuse?
Crypto.com will be on the Sixers jerseys starting this season. (Crypto.com/76ers)
76ers Become Second NBA Team to Ink Crypto Ad Patch Deal
The Philadelphia team will sport the Crypto.com logo on its jerseys starting this season.
Crypto.com will be on the Sixers jerseys starting this season. (Crypto.com/76ers)
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Twitter to Add Bitcoin Lightning Tips, NFT Authentication
Tipping, including with bitcoin, will be live on iOS immediately.
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Bank Of England Questions Whether a Central Bank Digital Currency Should Be ‘Programmable’
Bank Of England Questions Whether a Central Bank Digital Currency Should Be ‘Programmable’
“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s hot topics: The Bank of England has called on ministers to decide whether a central bank digital currency should be “programmable,” ultimately...
Bank Of England Questions Whether a Central Bank Digital Currency Should Be ‘Programmable’
Reading Between the Lines of SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s Comments on Stablecoins
Reading Between the Lines of SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s Comments on Stablecoins
“The Hash” hosts unpack what SEC Chair Gary Gensler said about stablecoins in an interview with the Washington Post, saying they’re “almost like poker chips” at the Wild West...
Reading Between the Lines of SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s Comments on Stablecoins
US Government Sanctions Russia-Based Crypto Firm Suex.io in Fight Against Ransomware Attacks
US Government Sanctions Russia-Based Crypto Firm Suex.io in Fight Against Ransomware Attacks
“The Hash” crew discusses today’s hot topics: The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control blacklists a crypto exchange, Suex.io, for the first time, an SEC subpoena s...
US Government Sanctions Russia-Based Crypto Firm Suex.io in Fight Against Ransomware Attacks
Homeland Security Inks Deal With Coinbase for Its Blockchain Analytics Software
Homeland Security Inks Deal With Coinbase for Its Blockchain Analytics Software
“The Hash” host discuss today’s hot topics: Homeland Security inks deal with Coinbase for its blockchain analytics software, and the Biden administration plans cryptocurrency...
Homeland Security Inks Deal With Coinbase for Its Blockchain Analytics Software
Attendees line up for the Coinbase ferris wheel during the 2021 Made In America music festival in Philadelphia. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
Coinbase, With 9K Institutions Already Enlisted, Launches ‘Prime’ Out of Beta
The prime brokerage offering could further cement the exchange as a leading force in institutional crypto adoption.
Attendees line up for the Coinbase ferris wheel during the 2021 Made In America music festival in Philadelphia. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)
New Jersey Piles On: Crypto Lender Celsius Hit With 2 Securities Actions in 1 Day
The Garden State is joining Texas in taking Celsius to task.
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)