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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CDCROP: Dr. Ruja Ignatova
Was OneCoin’s Missing Cryptoqueen Murdered by Mobsters?
New documents may reveal Ruja Ignatova’s grim fate, and stand as a bleak warning for other crypto scammers.
CDCROP: Dr. Ruja Ignatova
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Binance Reportedly Mulls Cutting US Ties; Revelations in SEC's Charges Against Do Kwon and Terraform Labs
The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.
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Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified)
4 Huge Revelations in the SEC’s Charges Against Do Kwon and Terraform Labs
TerraUSD was a more overt and calculated fraud than was previously known – and Do Kwon is still cashing out.
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified)
SEC Chair Gensler told House lawmakers his agency needs more money in part to deal with crypto oversight. (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
Is the SEC Really the Bad Guy?
It’s easy to say the SEC is going after the wrong targets in its crypto crackdown. But it’s all a consequence of real failures by the industry.
SEC Chair Gensler told House lawmakers his agency needs more money in part to deal with crypto oversight. (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
Crypto Crooks 4X3
Season 2: 'Lunacy, the Rise and Fall of Do Kwon' Podcast Trailer
Welcome to “Crypto Crooks” Season 2: ”Lunacy: The Rise and Fall of Do Kwon."
Crypto Crooks 4X3
Crypto Crooks 4X3
BitConnect Episode 4: Fraud Is a Flat Circle
This week, in the last episode of the season, we look at the methodical, often slow progress of justice, and pull at one final thread: the ominous connections between BitConnect and India’s ruling party, the conservative BJP.
Crypto Crooks 4X3
CDCROP: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Why Is Crypto Bouncing Back?
Global inflation is at a turning point. Here’s what that could mean for crypto’s nascent turnaround, CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris writes.
CDCROP: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Crypto Crooks 4X3
BitConnect Episode 3: Technically, You Kind of Lost Your Money
This week, we meet the online influencers who enticed victims into the BitConnect farce, and the pyramid-scheme model that allowed them to make millions doing it.
Crypto Crooks 4X3
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Coinbase Halting Operations in Japan; ConsenSys Confirms Job Cuts
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.
CDCROP: The HASH Podcast Graphic
Crypto Crooks 4X3
BitConnect Episode 2: Where Is Madeline Bigatton?
This week, we explore the intricate interplay of events that led to BitConnect’s dramatic decline, and the case of the missing woman just left of center of the scheme.
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