Davidzmorris

@davidzmorris

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I know I'm posting in hostile territory, but HyperLiquid *still* not having a coinbase listing is some of the most gangster shit I've ever seen in crypto

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Entering the home stretch of work on my book about Sam Bankman-Fried and Effective Altruism - six weeks of editing, a bit of final reporting, and then it goes off to the publisher for copy editing. Frankly, I'm *terrified*. But I re-read something this morning that I wrote four or five months ago, and it's not disastrous. Wish me luck.

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Today in Dark Markets: former Nikola Motor CEO Trevor Milton is using an army of bots to astroturf a "documentary" about the supposed "conspiracy" against him. Also Mike Novogratz finally gets his comeuppance for being a complete dumbass. https://davidzmorris.substack.com/p/nikolas-trevor-milton-is-hilariously

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One of the biggest technology fraudsters of the past decade is engaged in a really, really stupid astroturfing campaign to try and rewrite history. It's not SBF, but it's a playbook he'd happily borrow. Details later this week in the Dark Markets newsletter - link in header.

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Tesla is tanking again today, off nearly 5%. Reminder that this is NOT political blowback, exactly - Elon has been lying about Tesla's technology and product road map for nearly a decade. This is just chickens finally coming home to roost. https://tinyurl.com/3657yuvs

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A new book preview today, and a very funny realization: Does SBF realize Trump no longer watches Tucker? Sam Bankman-Fried wrote his "reputation recovery plan," including planning to "go on Tucker" ... *before Carlson was fired from Fox News.* https://tinyurl.com/yc283kft

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$Tesla stock has lost 13% of its value *this morning.* Absolutely insane, the market is truly disciplining Elon. The question is: Was the Tesla stock crash somehow catalyzed by Twitter going down, or did Elon flip the big "off" switch on Twitter so nobody could talk about Tesla imploding?

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I'm sure Elon's wild, impulsive cuts to U.S. government services will have nothing like the impact of his wild, impulsive cuts at Twitter, which has now been offline for several hours, about a year after those cuts

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Dark Markets, my newsletter of tech-finance fraud, is hitting new highs daily. The next milestone is 2,000 subs, some time in the next 2-3 days. The 1999-2,001st subs will get a full year of premium, incl. #FTX book drafts. 2,000 gets a free copy of my Bitcoin book. davidzmorris.substack.com

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A Tucker appearance was part of SBF'S "reputation recovery plan", written just after FTX collapse and presented at trial by prosecutors. It led to sentence enhancements because it showed his lack of remorse. But how did SBF *specifically* know, two and a half years ago, that he could get on Tucker? Tucker is probably CIA- aligned, remember. So are S&C. Was FTX planned to be BCCI 2.0? Read More: https://tinyurl.com/44emy7dv

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As much as I'd love a break after finishing my book draft, there's no rest for the wicked. Immediately to work on deep dives on Perp Swaps and Memecoins for a big new PRINT crypto media project that I'm not sure is public yet but is going to be super exciting.

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One of the bone-deep pleasures of writing a book is making connections that slip past daily reporting. Example: Sam Bankman-Fried was a high schooler in Palo Alto during a decade-long surge of local teen suicides to five times the national rate. #FTX https://tinyurl.com/3e9znxxr

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I had to dive into the Hayden Davis/Coffeezilla interview, and ... Hayden may be the dumbest man alive? Favorite quote from Hayden: "Bitcoin is literally valuable because a shitload of people said it’s valuable, and because it quote-unquote isn’t controlled by anybody, that we know of.” Bro doesn't know how Bitcoin works, but he's somehow working with both Trump and Milei on tokens. Impeccable. More highlights here: https://tinyurl.com/598bjkxj

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Probably not so many people on here who need this explained, but with #FTX repayments starting, it seemed worth reiterating: The idea that FTX victims are getting a "full recovery" IS COMPLETE BULLSHIT. This post contains some simple math explaining why. MSM is swallowing the "full recovery" whole. Feel free to spread this around to those who don't get it. https://davidzmorris.substack.com/p/ftxs-full-recovery-is-utter-bullshit

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Only six hours later am I realizing that today's essay ran to 2,300 words (~10 pages). Humbly, it's a good one. https://tinyurl.com/9kyy6c66

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The more I find out about the thought and movement, the more convinced I become that the suicides, murders, sub-cults, and psychotic breaks that beset Yudkowskyite Rationalism are direct consequences of the ideology. Excerpt from today's Dark Markets: https://tinyurl.com/9kyy6c66

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ChatGPT is incredibly dangerous to the very people whose limited skills entice them to use it. An output that sounds vaguely credible will be mistaken for *actual* credibility right up to the moment an expert lays eyes on. You're being sold an automated Dunning-Kruger trap.

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Tomorrow morning for Dark Markets, some thoughts on NYC congestion pricing and why everyone, everywhere seems to care so much about it.

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Happy New Year! I find myself at the start of 2025 having accomplished a huge number of long term goals, and living the life I've always dreamed of. Here are seven guidelines that helped me get there. https://davidzmorris.substack.com/p/seven-ways-to-live-different

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