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

Política Bitcoin da esquerda para a direita e fora do mapa

O Bitcoin atraiu intenso interesse de conservadores e direitistas. Mas activistas de todo o espectro político encontraram boas razões para adotá-la.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Opinion

Politica Bitcoin da sinistra a destra e fuori dalla mappa

Bitcoin ha attirato un forte interesse da parte dei conservatori e della destra. Ma gli attivisti di tutto lo spettro politico hanno trovato le proprie buone ragioni per abbracciarlo.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Opinion

Bitcoin Politics From Left to Right and Off the Map

Bitcoin has attracted intense interest from conservatives and right-wingers. But activists from across the political spectrum have found their own good reasons to embrace it.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Opinion

Política de Bitcoin de izquierda a derecha y fuera del mapa

Bitcoin ha atraído un intenso interés por parte de conservadores y derechistas. Pero activistas de todo el espectro político han encontrado sus propias buenas razones para abrazarlo.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Opinion

Політика Bitcoin зліва направо та поза картою

Bitcoin привернув великий інтерес консерваторів і правих. Але активісти з усього політичного спектру знайшли вагомі причини прийняти це.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Opinion

La politique Bitcoin de gauche à droite et hors de la carte

Bitcoin a suscité un vif intérêt de la part des conservateurs et de la droite. Mais les militants de tous bords politiques ont trouvé de bonnes raisons de l’adopter.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Opinion

Bitcoin политика слева направо и за пределами карты

Bitcoin вызвал повышенный интерес со стороны консерваторов и правых. Но активисты всего политического спектра нашли свои веские причины принять это.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Opinion

Bitcoin Politics Mula Kaliwa Pakanan at Wala sa Mapa

Ang Bitcoin ay nakakuha ng matinding interes mula sa mga konserbatibo at right-wingers. Ngunit ang mga aktibista mula sa iba't ibang pampulitikang spectrum ay nakahanap ng kanilang sariling magandang dahilan upang yakapin ito.

A woman holds up a phone displaying a bitcoin wallet on June 16, 2021 in Chiltuipan, El Salvador. Though sometimes affiliated with the Western far right, Bitcoin has been embraced across a broad political spectrum. (Camilo Freedman/Getty Images)

Finance

Craig Wright’s Latest Funhouse-Mirror Legal Adventure

The whole thing has the bizarre air of a snake eating its own tail, except neither the snake nor the tail actually exist.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05:  Chief Scientist, nChain Dr. Craig Wright speaks on stage during CoinGeek Conference New York at Sheraton Times Square on October 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )

Tech

The Cube Movement

The frenzy for Tungsten Cubes may seem like a frivolous meatspace meme. But some profound truths lurk within all that heavy metal.

This four-inch tungsten cube weighs as much as those ridiculously huge dumbells at the far end of the rack – a whopping 40 pounds. (Midwest Tungsten)