Michael J. Casey

Chief Content Officer

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.

Últimas de Michael J. Casey

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Gas Ain't Gold: Why Ether's Price Could Tank Even If Ethereum Succeeds

Even if ethereum succeeds as a smart contracts platform, its cryptocurrency might still fail as a long-term store of value, writes Michael J. Casey.

17 de set. de 2018

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Argentina Back in Crisis: Should the Government Buy Bitcoin?

A proposal to place a sliver of Argentina's central bank reserves in bitcoin is worth taking seriously, given the country's current dire straits.

10 de set. de 2018

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World Bank Bond Blockchain Offers Key Insights

Is it time to rethink private blockchains? The World Bank's "blockchain bond" success has reinvigorated that question.

3 de set. de 2018

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As Central Banks Go Digital, Crypto Competition Looms

The race is on to build the best "stablecoin" – a cryptocurrency with mechanisms aimed to reduce price volatility built in.

28 de ago. de 2018

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Losing the Lambos: It's Time to Get Serious About Crypto's Big Questions

The crypto community should use this moment to forget about price fluctuations and engage the world in a discussion about blockchain tech's potential.

20 de ago. de 2018