David Z. Morris

David Z. Morris was 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.

David Z. Morris

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Why DeFi Might Be Safer Than Traditional Finance

Transparency, overcollateralization and automation all make decentralized finance dramatically different from traditional services. That might mean there are fewer systemic risks – or just that there are entirely new risks.

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Does Crypto Still Care About Elon Musk?

Tesla’s initial BTC purchase contributed to a wild, two-year price climb. But markets were unfazed after the car company offloaded most of its bitcoin.

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Circle's Cautious USDC Approach Has Paid Off, Despite Missteps

For years, Circle seemed like an unfocused mess. But making the USDC stablecoin more transparent and regulated than the competition is paying off in a massive way.

Circle CEO and founder Jeremy Allaire testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on December 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. Allaire has been among the most proactive crypto leaders in welcoming regulatory oversight – a controversial stance that is paying off in a big way. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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A DAO for Diseases: How Vibe Bio Plans to Retool Biotech Funding

Vibe Bio’s founder wasn’t passionate about creating a DAO – but decentralizing drug research could fix a thorny, tragic problem.

Large pharmaceutical companies focus on fighting the most common (and therefore profitable) disorders. A new DAO wants to restructure incentives and boost research into rarer diseases. (Morsa/Getty Images)

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The Fed Can't Whip Inflation Alone

The source of high U.S. inflation is pretty clear, and it doesn't have much to do with the money supply.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about gas prices on June 22 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Behind Voyager’s Fall: Crypto Broker Acted Like a Bank, Went Bankrupt

In an industry where counterparties are tightly bound together by a weave of debt and leverage, dominoes can fall fast and hard.

Voyager Digital CEO Steve Ehrlich gives a thumbs-up at Bitcoin Miami in April of 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Satoshi Wept: How Crypto Replayed the 2008 Financial Crisis

It only took 13 years for crypto to recreate the same kind of financial crisis it was designed to prevent. Here’s how it (almost) all went down.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)