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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Finance

Jack Dorsey Takes Square Deep Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole

The payments giant’s name change to Block caps off a transformational year.

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Finance

Who Sets the Rules of Bitcoin as Nation-States and Corps Roll In

Can a small team of Core developers protect bitcoin’s integrity now it’s a matter of geopolitical relevance? This article is part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money Week.

As Bitcoin gains global prominence, governments or corporations might find reason to interfere with its rules. Can they? (Getty Images)

Policy

America, Let’s Try Optimism This Thanksgiving

Inflation is certainly a cause for anxiety, but it could be seen as a price worth paying for keeping the economy going during unprecedented calamity.

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Policy

El Salvador: Who Needs the IMF When You Have Bitcoin?

The IMF is a brutal bully constantly declaring its virtue. It’s about time someone pushed back.

Like Batman, the IMF has made a habit of inflicting pain in defense of a greater good – or just enforcing the status quo. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Markets

Turkey Makes the Case for Bitcoin as Erdogan Runs the Autocrat’s Inflation Playbook

The longtime ruler’s unhinged monetary policy follows a familiar pattern – and it’s pushing some Turks toward bitcoin.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has held power for nearly twenty years. Erdogan has cut interest rates despite high inflation, in a short-term bid to prop up Turkey's economy (Antonio Masiello, Getty Images)

Finance

FTX, Crypto.com and the ‘Stadium Curse’

Remember CMGI Field? More like NGMI field.

The Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles, California (prayitnophotography/Flickr)

Finance

Why Are We Still Debating Whether Craig Wright Is Satoshi?

A bold claim and a little financial backing can get you a lot of media mileage – even when nearly nobody believes you.

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Opinion

Bitcoin Politics From Left to Right and Off the Map

Bitcoin has attracted intense interest from conservatives and right-wingers. But activists from across the political spectrum have found their own good reasons to embrace it.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Finance

Craig Wright’s Latest Funhouse-Mirror Legal Adventure

The whole thing has the bizarre air of a snake eating its own tail, except neither the snake nor the tail actually exist.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05:  Chief Scientist, nChain Dr. Craig Wright speaks on stage during CoinGeek Conference New York at Sheraton Times Square on October 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )