Paul Brody

Latest from Paul Brody
Privacy-Enabled Crypto Applications Are Coming for Enterprise, but Not Overnight
Corporate-friendly blockchain efforts face several hurdles, including scale, compute capacity and the management of data privacy.

There’s No Future for DeFi Without Regulation
America’s first experiment with DeFi didn’t end well and the second one is going badly, too. Can we learn the lessons of history to make the third try a success?

Gaming Out DeFi’s Regulated Future
Precedents from radio and music, and ride-sharing, all point to accommodation, not annihilation, and traditional financial service organizations may also benefit from this approach.

Tackling the Inflation Misinformation Machine
The current bout of inflation is transitory, but it’s far better than deflation.

Want to See the Future of Banks? Look at Telcos
DeFi may allow banks to offer a wide range of services fast and efficiently, but in the end, these organizations will focus on their traditional, core strengths.

The Future of Ethereum Sucks, and I Feel Fine
Ethereum is going to eat the global economy. The price of that growth, however, is going to be a slow drift away from the decentralized, fully open ideal we started with.

We Voted on It and You’re Fired: Welcome to the New World of DAOs
DAOs will increase transparency in businesses and other organizations, and improve governance.

CBDCs Are Going to Disappoint
Central bank digital currencies will enter into a competitive field of payment solutions – including stablecoins.

For Enterprises, Privacy Is the Critical Blockchain Feature
Zero-knowledge proofs will do for blockchains what encryption did for Web 1.0, says EY's blockchain leader. This post is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.

In the Metaverse, Gameplay Is What Matters
Second Life compares to some of the blockbuster metaverse experiences that exist today, writes EY's Paul Brody.
