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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Opinion

Sam Bankman-Fried's Ties to George Santos Are Just the Beginning

Donations to the lying congressman were just a grace note in FTX's symphony of alleged corruption.

U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY)(Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Opinion

If Bitcoin Can’t Handle a Few JPEGs, How Can It Handle the World?

Network congestion from ordinals and BRC-20s is a stress test – and Bitcoin is failing.

(Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

CoinDesk Turns 10: 2016 - How The DAO Hack Changed Ethereum and Crypto

The $60 million hack in 2016 led to a controversial revision of the blockchain, and was a factor leading to the ICO boom starting the following year, argues David Z Morris. This feature is part of our “CoinDesk Turns 10” series.

Slock.it founders

Opinion

Pump the BRCs: The Promise and Peril of Bitcoin-backed Tokens

A new way of issuing tokens on Bitcoin is growing fast. So why did their creator warn that they “will be worthless?"

Piggy bank bent forward change money coins (Andre Taissin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

I Owe Brian Armstrong an Apology

With Coinbase under pressure from Gary Gensler's scattershot enforcement, it's time to reassess the most boring cryptocurrency exchange on the planet.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Markets

First Mover Asia: What's Next After Bitcoin's Retreat

ALSO: CoinDesk columnist David Morris writes that Taylor Swift's avoided the embarrassment of striking a business deal with embattled crypto exchange FTX by reportedly asking the type of common-sense questions that should be part of any business negotiation.

Crypto analysts are pondering the market's next turn. (Musee Rodin via Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

What Taylor Swift Can Teach You About Investing

The megastar reportedly dodged a catastrophic deal with FTX by asking one simple question.

(Raph_PH/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Big Issues of Stablecoin Issuance

Here are the key issues as the House Financial Services Committee hears testimony about stablecoin regulation.

(Markus Winkler/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)