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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Celsius CEO, FTX.US President Step Down; FTX Wins Auction for Voyager Digital’s Assets
Celsius CEO, FTX.US President Step Down; FTX Wins Auction for Voyager Digital’s Assets
Alex Mashinsky, the CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network, is stepping down. A press release detailing his resignation letter notes Mashinsky regrets that his continue...
Celsius CEO, FTX.US President Step Down; FTX Wins Auction for Voyager Digital’s Assets
Do Kwon Faces Reported Red Notice From Interpol; Disney’s Crypto Interest Appears to Be Growing
Do Kwon Faces Reported Red Notice From Interpol; Disney’s Crypto Interest Appears to Be Growing
Interpol has issued a red notice for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, according to Bloomberg. Plus, Disney’s interest in the crypto sector appears to be growing, as the ente...
Do Kwon Faces Reported Red Notice From Interpol; Disney’s Crypto Interest Appears to Be Growing
Celsius Network Might Turn its Debt Into Crypto ‘IOU’ Tokens; Crypto Mining Woes Linger
Celsius Network Might Turn its Debt Into Crypto ‘IOU’ Tokens; Crypto Mining Woes Linger
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network appears to be considering a plan to turn its debt into crypto “IOU” (“I Owe You”) tokens. Plus, what Compute North’s bankruptcy filing m...
Celsius Network Might Turn its Debt Into Crypto ‘IOU’ Tokens; Crypto Mining Woes Linger
Jamie Dimon Calls Crypto Tokens ‘Decentralized Ponzi Schemes’; Lebanon’s Banks Remain Closed Indefinitely
Jamie Dimon Calls Crypto Tokens ‘Decentralized Ponzi Schemes’; Lebanon’s Banks Remain Closed Indefinitely
“The Hash” hosts discuss JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s latest comments slamming crypto tokens during the banking executive’s congressional testimony on Wednesday. Plus, a c...
Jamie Dimon Calls Crypto Tokens ‘Decentralized Ponzi Schemes’; Lebanon’s Banks Remain Closed Indefinitely
What Cardano’s Highly Anticipated Vasil Hard Fork Will Bring; Iran to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon
What Cardano’s Highly Anticipated Vasil Hard Fork Will Bring; Iran to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon
“The Hash” hosts discuss the Cardano hard fork expected to take place on Thursday, Sept. 22. Plus, a closer look at the Central Bank of Iran’s plans to start a central bank di...
What Cardano’s Highly Anticipated Vasil Hard Fork Will Bring; Iran to Start Testing a Digital Rial Soon
Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Hacked for $160M; MicroStrategy Buys 301 More Bitcoins
Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Hacked for $160M; MicroStrategy Buys 301 More Bitcoins
Cryptocurrency market maker Wintermute has lost $160 million in a hack relating to its decentralized finance (DeFi) operation, according to a tweet from the company’s founder...
Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Hacked for $160M; MicroStrategy Buys 301 More Bitcoins
Ethereum Already Showing Signs of Increased Centralization; El Salvador’s Debt Rating Downgraded
Ethereum Already Showing Signs of Increased Centralization; El Salvador’s Debt Rating Downgraded
In the hours following long-awaited Ethereum Merge on Thursday, over 40% of the network’s blocks were added by just two entities: Coinbase and Lido. Plus, seven months after l...
Ethereum Already Showing Signs of Increased Centralization; El Salvador’s Debt Rating Downgraded
The Merge Opens a New Era for the Ethereum Blockchain; Crypto Regulation Turf War
The Merge Opens a New Era for the Ethereum Blockchain; Crypto Regulation Turf War
“The Hash” hosts discuss today’s top stories, including the Ethereum Merge that transitioned the world’s second largest blockchain from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, and th...
The Merge Opens a New Era for the Ethereum Blockchain; Crypto Regulation Turf War
Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon Faces Arrest Warrant; Ethereum Merge Looms
Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon Faces Arrest Warrant; Ethereum Merge Looms
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant against Do Kwon, the co-founder of the now defunct stablecoin issuer Terraform Labs, according to the financial crimes unit o...
Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon Faces Arrest Warrant; Ethereum Merge Looms
Bitcoin Tumbles After Hot Inflation Report; Wall Street Giants Start Crypto Exchange EDX Markets
Bitcoin Tumbles After Hot Inflation Report; Wall Street Giants Start Crypto Exchange EDX Markets
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are slumping after a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report. Plus, financial heavyweights including Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investme...
Bitcoin Tumbles After Hot Inflation Report; Wall Street Giants Start Crypto Exchange EDX Markets