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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Call me 'Ishmael': I Love to Sail Forbidden Seas and Land on Barbarous Coasts
With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.
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OnlyFans Stops Sex Acts and Politicizes Payments
OnlyFans has abandoned the sex workers that made it huge, largely thanks to pressure from banks and payment providers. That's a terrifying precedent, says our columnist.
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Cuáles son las monedas que podrían reemplazar al dólar como principal reserva de valor
La participación de la moneda estadounidense en las reservas mundiales no ha dejado de disminuir desde hace años. ¿Tomará el euro, yuan o bitcoin su lugar en el centro de las...
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Gary Gensler Isn't Buying Your Decentralization Theater
The SEC chief has a point: DeFi is often not as decentralized as its proponents like to claim.
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Cathie Wood vs. Michael Burry Isn’t About Tesla – It’s About Inflation
Two top-tier investors are clashing over the potential of innovative "growth stocks." But what they're really talking about is the Fed.
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The Poly Hack and Crypto's Trust Issues
In crypto, you shouldn't have to ask who you can trust. But as the Poly Network hack and its resolution have showed, you absolutely do.
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Ranking the Currencies That Could Unseat the Dollar
The dollar's share of global reserves has declined steadily for years. Will the euro, yuan or bitcoin take its place at the center of global finance?
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50 Years After Bretton Woods, the US Dollar's Throne Is in Play
The greenback's share of world reserves is dropping steadily. The euro, yuan and bitcoin are all in the running to pick up the slack.
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There’s Still Time to Fix Congress’s Crypto-Tax Mess
The Senate has failed to amend a provision that could cripple the U.S. cryptocurrency sector. But the game's not over yet.
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With Crypto Tax Rules, Conservatives Chose Tax Cheats Over Free Enterprise
One reason broken crypto rules passed the Senate today is that Republicans rejected another revenue source: the rich paying their fair share.
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