David Z. Morris

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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A Reckoning for Binance and Other 'Global' Exchanges
The biggest crypto exchanges have grown by working around national regulators. Regulators are starting to take notice.
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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Fee Problem (and Solutions)
Bitcoin fees would make the cryptocurrency mostly unusable for Salvadorans. Here's how the first country to adopt BTC plans to tackle the fee problem.
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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell
Why the Current Inflation Wave Could Fizzle Out
Jerome Powell sees inflation as strong but short-lived. Why do some expect prices for cars, chips, and other key goods to stop rising?
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Understanding the Meme Stock Barbarians at Wall Street's Gates
Social trading and meme stocks are the inevitable future. Who are the people driving this trend and what do they want?
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China's Anti-Crypto Crackdown Is Different This Time
Miners leaving China show the seriousness of new enforcement. But constrained trading and investment are more likely to really matter.
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The Infinite Tomato Economy
A satirical tweet about the compounding return on planting tomatoes reveals a lot about contemporary tech culture.
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Paying the IRON Price: Fractional Reserve Banking on a Blockchain
Algorithmic stablecoins are recreating traditional banking. And Iron Finance is learning old lessons all over again.
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Lina Khan, new head of the FTC.
Biden’s New FTC Chair Could Be a Big Web 3.0 Ally
Lina Khan made her name fighting data-hoarding platform monopolies. She could help clear the ground for a better model.
Lina Khan, new head of the FTC.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen
Andreessen Horowitz Has Its Own Media: So Far That's a Good Thing
So far, Future.com looks less like a news website than a dry, specialists-only academic journal. That's a net-plus for the tech industry.
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Kim Kardashian and EthereumMax. Why?
What is EthereumMax? Here's what we found after some quick research into Kim K's new favorite (?) crypto.
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