Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Casey is Chairman of The Decentralized AI Society, former Chief Content Officer at CoinDesk and co-author of Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age. Previously, Casey was the CEO of Streambed Media, a company he cofounded to develop provenance data for digital content. He was also a senior advisor at MIT Media Labs's Digital Currency Initiative and a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to joining MIT, Casey spent 18 years at The Wall Street Journal, where his last position was as a senior columnist covering global economic affairs.

Casey has authored five books, including "The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money are Challenging the Global Economic Order" and "The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything," both co-authored with Paul Vigna.

Upon joining CoinDesk full time, Casey resigned from a variety of paid advisory positions. He maintains unpaid posts as an advisor to not-for-profit organizations, including MIT Media Lab's Digital Currency Initiative and The Deep Trust Alliance. He is a shareholder and non-executive chairman of Streambed Media.

Casey owns bitcoin.

Michael J. Casey

Останні від Michael J. Casey


Думки

Tackling the Quantum Threat to Bitcoin

It's time the crypto community faced up to the challenge of super-computing to their networks, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Відео

Web 3: Building a Better, Safer and Stronger Internet

Can blockchain technologies fix the internet and its vexing problems, including those social media has created? “Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren sit down with billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt to discuss this question and ambitious efforts to rebuild the internet from the ground up. This episode was recorded May 26, 2022 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Money Reimagined

Відео

Is Quantum Computing a Threat to Blockchains?

“Money Reimagined” dives into the question of quantum computing’s impact on blockchains as both innovations rapidly advance. Joining hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, is Jack Hidary of SandboxAQ, an enterprise company focused on quantum computing and artificial intelligence. According to Hidary, the ability for quantum computers to process massive amounts of data, together with blockchain-based verification systems, will be enormously beneficial for society — but blockchains will need to upgrade to remain useful.

Money Reimagined

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The Future of Blockchain Technology: Building it Decentralized, Secure and Efficient

The crypto community is faced with the challenge of scalability. Can it build a blockchain that is secure, permissionless and scalable? And what needs to happen in order for people all over the world to start using it easily? “Money Reimagined” examines these core challenges facing the crypto community as it strives toward mass adoption. Joining host Michael Casey is Alex Zinder, the global head of Ledger Enterprise, and Naveen Singh, CEO of Inery Blockchain.

Money Reimagined

Думки

Why the Fed Will Go Back to Easy Money

Amid a recession and political paralysis, the Federal Reserve will have no choice but to revert to quantitative easing. What will that mean for cryptos like bitcoin?

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Відео

Terraform Labs’ UST Stablecoin ‘Broke the Buck’

Jeremy Allaire of Circle and CoinDesk reporter Sam Kessler join “Money Reimagined” host Michael Casey for this wide-ranging discussion about stablecoins following the downfall of the algorithmic TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin that lost its peg to the U.S. dollar. Circle is the company behind the USDC stablecoin. The panel reviews the differences among stablecoins, the crash of Terra’s luna token, and ripple effects through crypto markets.

Money Reimagined