David Z. Morris

David Z. Morris

David Z. Morris is CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist. He has written about crypto since 2013 for outlets including Fortune, Slate, and Aeon. He is the author of "Bitcoin is Magic," an introduction to Bitcoin's social dynamics. He is a former academic sociologist of technology with a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Iowa. He holds Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and small amounts of other crypto assets.

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Paul Krugman está teniendo un momento bitcoin
Venmo puso en la lista negra al eterno escéptico de las criptomonedas, y quizás ahora él vea la luz.
Paul Krugman. (David Shankbone/Creative Commons)
Paul Krugman (David Shankbone/Creative Commons)
Paul Krugman Is Having a Bitcoin Moment
Venmo blacklisted the die-hard crypto skeptic. Maybe now he’ll see the light.
Paul Krugman (David Shankbone/Creative Commons)
Crypto Crooks 4X3
Lunacy Episode 2: Confidence Game
This week we delve into terraUSD’s winners, its losers and the rules of the whole twisted game.
Crypto Crooks 4X3
CDCROP: The HASH Podcast Graphic
Voyager Denies SEC Claims VGX Token Is a Security; Sam Bankman-Fried May Soon Use a Flip Phone
The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, March 6, 2023.
CDCROP: The HASH Podcast Graphic
Shanghai, China (Edward He/Unsplash)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Stuck Between Silvergate and China
The largest crypto by market value hovers above $22.4K as investors mull Silvergate's troubles and anticipate likely encouraging economic data from China. ALSO: CoinDesk columnist David Z. Morris considered the gathering of Etherians at ETHDenver, all working together to build.
Shanghai, China (Edward He/Unsplash)
CDCROP: The HASH Podcast Graphic
Crypto Investor Jitters Linger Amid Silvergate Turmoil; ConsenSys to Roll Out zkEVM Public Testnet
The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, March 3, 2023.
CDCROP: The HASH Podcast Graphic
Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
ETHDenver Looks Cringey to You Because Ethereum Has an Actual Community
Like any good punk or hip hop show, this year's Colorado event for coders will feature events that will "scare away normies," CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris writes.
Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
CDCROP: Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", attends the "CZ meets Italy" at Palazzo Brancaccio on May 10, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Binance Can’t Keep Its Story Straight on Misplaced $1.8B USDC
The FUD is coming from inside the building, says David Z. Morris, CoinDesk's chief insights columnist.
CDCROP: Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", attends the "CZ meets Italy" at Palazzo Brancaccio on May 10, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Crypto Crooks 4X3
Lunacy Episode 1: Death Spiral
This week, we dig into the rise of Do Kwon, the enormous appeal of his almost magical algorithmic stablecoin – and the far less charmed reality underlying his machinations from the very start.
Crypto Crooks 4X3
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appears In New York Court For Arraignment Hearing
Sam Bankman-Fried Cosplayed as a Genius. The Facts Reveal His Incredible Stupidity
New criminal charges against the FTX brain genius show a man who was thinking zero steps ahead.
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appears In New York Court For Arraignment Hearing