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

I Bitcoiner avevano ragione: la Finanza armata ha appena creato un pianeta post-dollaro

L’ondata di sanzioni che ha colpito la Russia mette in luce la complessa rete di connessioni che costituisce la società globale contemporanea – e la sua estrema fragilità.

A sign displays forex rates to the ruble at an exchange bureau in Moscow on Monday. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Tama ang Mga Bitcoiners: Ang Weaponized Finance ay Gumawa Lang ng Post-Dollar Planet

Ang isang alon ng mga parusa na tumama sa Russia ay nagha-highlight sa kumplikadong web ng mga koneksyon na bumubuo ng kontemporaryong pandaigdigang lipunan - at ang pinakahina nito.

A sign displays forex rates to the ruble at an exchange bureau in Moscow on Monday. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Bitcoiners Were Right: Weaponized Finance Just Created a Post-Dollar Planet

A wave of sanctions hitting Russia highlights the complex web of connections that make up contemporary global society – and its ultimate fragility.

A sign displays forex rates to the ruble at an exchange bureau in Moscow on Monday. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Os Bitcoiners estavam certos: Finanças armadas acabaram de criar um planeta pós-dólar

Uma onda de sanções que atinge a Rússia põe em evidência a complexa rede de ligações que constituem a sociedade global contemporânea – e a sua fragilidade final.

A sign displays forex rates to the ruble at an exchange bureau in Moscow on Monday. (Getty Images)

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How Tax Protesters Set Off the Bitcoin Revolution

Hardline U.S. libertarians laid some of the most important conceptual foundations for the cryptocurrency explosion we’re living through today. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Tax Week.

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Apolitical Crypto Networks in Times of Sanction and War

If blackballed from the global financial system, will Russia turn to bitcoin?

Customers queue to use automated teller machines (ATM) inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian banks are facing a wave of international sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Opinion

Reti Cripto apolitiche in tempi di sanzioni e guerre

Se venisse esclusa dal sistema finanziario globale, la Russia si rivolgerebbe al Bitcoin?

Customers queue to use automated teller machines (ATM) inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian banks are facing a wave of international sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Opinion

Mga Apolitical Crypto Network sa Panahon ng Sanction at Digmaan

Kung i-blackball mula sa pandaigdigang sistema ng pananalapi, magiging Bitcoin ba ang Russia?

Customers queue to use automated teller machines (ATM) inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian banks are facing a wave of international sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Opinion

Redes Cripto apolíticas em tempos de sanção e guerra

Se for excluída do sistema financeiro global, a Rússia recorrerá ao Bitcoin?

Customers queue to use automated teller machines (ATM) inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian banks are facing a wave of international sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Opinion

Réseaux Crypto apolitiques en temps de sanctions et de guerre

Si elle est exclue du système financier mondial, la Russie se tournera-t-elle vers le Bitcoin?

Customers queue to use automated teller machines (ATM) inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian banks are facing a wave of international sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.