Nayib Bukele Is Not the Bitcoin Hero We Need
Evidence that El Salvador's president has targeted journalists and suppressed free speech contradicts Bitcoin's core values.
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Jan 14, 2022 at 4:34 p.m. UTC
Jan 14, 2022
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.