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.

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Facebook, Walmart and How Companies Shouldn’t Set Up in the Metaverse

Facebook’s “pivot to video” destroyed businesses that went along. The metaverse could be a repeat act.

A WalMart demo of virtual-reality shopping, first produced in 2017, has been making the rounds again as an example of the Metaverse. (WalMart/YouTube)

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What Crypto Can Learn From Elizabeth Holmes’ Fraud Conviction

There’s a surprisingly clear line between “fake it ‘til you make it” and just plain faking it.

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, left, departs from federal court after her conviction on fraud charges. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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21 Predictions for Crypto and Beyond in 2022

What comes after crypto’s biggest year ever?

Putting the "woo" in 2022. (Rob Kim/Getty Images)

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What Jack Dorsey’s Beef With 'Web 3' Is Really About

The Bitcoin-loving CEO’s feud with VCs is just the latest round of a fight that has been raging for nearly a decade: Bitcoiners vs. “crypto.”

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How NFTs Put Generative Artists on the Map

Profile avatars emerged from a long tradition of artists expressing themselves through code, math and randomness. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Culture Week.

Artist Sol LeWitt with one of his instruction-based wall drawings in 1978. LeWitt is widely credited for his influence on the field of "generative art," which has benefited from NFT technology.

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10 Great Novels About Money (and Crypto)

A roundup of books worth reading for Culture Week.

BOLOGNA, ITALY - MARCH 30:  French writer Daniel Pennac poses at Arena Del Sole Theater on March 30, 2010 in Bologna, Italy.  (Photo by Roberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images)

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Behind the Scenes of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond With the Man Who Designed It

Samson Mow reveals the fast-moving process behind a radical financial experiment.

Construction workers, who are paid in Bitcoin, work on a building outside the Bitcoin Beach office in El Zonte, El Salvador, on Monday, June 14, 2021. El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after President Nayib Bukele said congress approved his landmark proposal.

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Can NFT Art Survive Its Own Addiction to Elitism?

The fine art world has long since learned the value of inviting the world in. NFT entrepreneurs still haven’t taken the hint.

A crowd dances at Area nightclub decorated with paintings by artist Keith Haring.   (Photo by Nick Elgar/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

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Why Is Bitcoin Dropping if It’s an ‘Inflation Hedge’?

Someday, the orange coin’s fixed supply may make it a safe haven. Today is not that day.

Monedas. (Adam Gault/Getty Images)

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There Was No ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ Lawsuit

Depending on what you read, you might get the real story, or ... not.

Actor Adrian Grenier and Chief Scientist at nChain Dr. Craig Wright attend CoinGeek Cocktail Party at Gustavino's on October 4, 2021, in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)