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.

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Finanzas

CoinDesk Fixes CMS Exploit That Leaked Headlines Before Publication

The vulnerability appears to have allowed someone accessing an API to trade on nonpublic information ahead of the publication of at least one article.

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Privacy, Security and Connectivity: Can We Have It All?

As part of CoinDesk’s Privacy Week, “Money Reimagined” takes a deep dive into the ideals, tools and future of privacy and crypto, addressing all facets of privacy in Web 3. Joining hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are David Chaum, often recognized as the “father of digital currency,” and Tor Bair, the founder of Secret Foundation, one of the core organizations supporting the private-by-default blockchain Secret Network.

Money Reimagined

Opinión

6 Reasons for Optimism This Crypto Winter

Why this downturn is different from 2018.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Vídeos

NYT’s Kevin Roose on Web 3, NFTs, the Metaverse and the Media

Web 3, the metaverse and NFTs have the potential to be a force for good in the world, improve decentralization, raise underrepresented voices and empower creators. But with a digital land grab for virtual real estate growing fast, will people soon find themselves locked out of the metaverse? Joining “Money Reimagined” is Kevin Roose, New York Times tech columnist and author of “Futureproof,” a cautiously optimistic look into an automated, AI-filled and algorithmically driven future.

Money Reimagined

Opinión

Who Writes the Story of the Metaverse?

How narratives and memes shape our online future.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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Important Disclosure About CoinDesk and Digital Currency Group

Beginning in 2022, certain CoinDesk editors and reporters will be offered exposure to DCG equity (not stock itself) as part of their compensation packages. Here’s why.

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Vídeos

The Complexities of Blockchain in Global Aid Efforts

In this episode, co-hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren sit down with Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Chief Executive Sara Pantulian and Mastercard Humanitarian and Development Director Sasha Kapadia to discuss blockchain technology and global aid. They explore why and how aid solutions will likely include this innovation in the next decade.

Money Reimagined

Opinión

Off the Charts: DeFi Rebound

Total value locked is rising despite the retreat in other crypto prices.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)