Zack Seward

The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.

Celsius Network misled its investors – and on occasion used new customer funds to pay for other customers’ withdrawals, the usual definition of a Ponzi scheme, an independent examiner for the U.S. bankruptcy court in New York said in a Tuesday filing. Plus, a closer look at why luxury brand Hermès is teeing up a legal battle against digital artist Mason Rothschild over his Metabirkins NFT collection.

The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) Vice Chairman and staunch bitcoin skeptic Charlie Munger is calling for the U.S. to ban cryptocurrencies, according to his new opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. Plus, Facebook parent Meta’s Metaverse division lost $13.7 billion in 2002, according to its latest earnings report. And, PleasrDAO is set to auction off the infamous doge meme couch.

“The Hash” panel discusses the latest headlines in the crypto industry, including a closer look at why tokens utilizing AI technology have been on a tear recently. Some are sold on the hype, while some remain wary. Plus, Binance is helping assemble a consortium of crypto companies to rebuild trust in the industry and is taking on an active role in coming regulations, according to a CoinDesk source.

“The Hash” squad weighs in on today’s top stories, including Binance’s Chief Executive Officer Changpeng “CZ” Zhao distancing himself from the Binance-branded stablecoin BUSD after regulatory action caused minting to cease. Plus, Bloomberg reports the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to propose rule changes that would make it harder for hedge funds, private equity firms and pension funds to work with crypto firms.

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

“The Hash” team covers the biggest crypto headlines of the day, including a new Bank for International Settlements report that reveals that while most crypto app users worldwide lost money on their bitcoin holdings after last year’s collapses of the Terra ecosystem and the FTX exchange, investors outside of major economies took the biggest hit. Plus, developers are forking Bitcoin ordinals to give older proof-of-work networks such as Litecoin their first set of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.

The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.

“The Hash” team discusses why Goerli ether’s (gETH) price spiked to over $1.60 during the weekend. These tokens are a testnet version of actual ether for developers to simulate transactions, smart contacts, and other activities prior to deploying on the Ethereum mainnet. This means the tokens are supposed to be free – issued simply for testnet developers. Plus, a closer look at why crypto investment funds are turning to tokens of the Stacks Network as they bet on the growth of Bitcoin.

“The Hash” panel discusses the top headlines shaping the crypto industry today, including a closer look at why metaverse project Gamium’s native token GMM is climbing after the project announced deals with social media giant Meta Platforms and telecommunications firm Telefonica. Separately, a 10-K filing reveals that Robinhood Markets received an investigative subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its crypto operations shortly after the FTX crypto exchange filed for…

“The Hash” team discusses the crypto market reaction to a growing group of crypto firms ending its relationship with Silvergate. Plus, ConsenSys, a top software firm working on the Ethereum blockchain, is rolling out a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) public testnet on March 28, intensifying the race among top crypto firms to be first to go fully live with the fast-emerging technology.

The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

The digital asset industry is in the middle of a banking crisis with the collapse of crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank, and Crypto.com hasn’t been spared. “The Hash” team discusses the latest developments. Plus, a non-fungible token (NFT) collection is rapidly rising in interest and value based on its association with the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, although his direct involvement in the NFT drop has yet to be established.

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Bitcoin breaks $26K to a nine-month high after the latest inflation data. The Justice Department and SEC are investigating Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. Plus, why Meta is winding back support for NFTs on Instagram and Facebook.

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, March 17, 2023.

“The Hash” explores today’s top stories in crypto, including lawyers for FTX firing back at creditors that criticized the bankrupt crypto exchange’s proposed reorganization plan. The SEC will file an “interlocutory appeal” of a judge’s ruling on Ripple’s programmatic sales of XRP. And, Calaxy co-founder Solo Ceesay, along with fellow co-founder and NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie, join the show to discuss the future of social media entertainment.