David Z. Morris

David Z. Morris has been writing and thinking about cryptocurrency since 2013, when he began covering the technology for Fortune Magazine. His work has appeared in Slate, the Atlantic, and other major publications. He was a founding staffer at Breaker, the first startup magazine focused on the culture of crypto, and he served as lead columnist for Coindesk from 2021 until 2023. He is the author of "Bitcoin is Magic," an analysis of blockchain tech in the context of the history of media technology. He holds a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Iowa, and has held research positions at institutions including Tokyo University of Fine Arts (Geidai) and the University of South Florida. He is currently working on a book about Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX conspiracy.