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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Lobbying Efforts in Washington: One Group’s Concerns and Approach

Money Reimagined co-host Sheila Warren, who recently left the World Economic Forum to become CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, gives an inside view of the council’s challenges and work as it seeks to educate and persuade lawmakers and policymakers about the benefits of crypto and blockchain innovation. Joining Sheila are former U.S. Senator from Colorado Cory Gardner, currently the Council’s chief political affairs strategist, and Niki Christoff, founder and CEO of Christoff & Co.

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Rethinking Securities Law in a Crypto Age

“Money Reimagined” hosts Sheila Warren and Michael Casey are joined by securities law expert Chris Brummer of Georgetown Law School. They discuss the limits of outdated U.S. securities law and the required rethinking needed for oversight and regulation of the crypto industry. Brummer also shares his ideas for a new disclosure framework for crypto markets.

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Elliptic CEO on Blockchain Analytics, Transparency and Privacy

“Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are joined by Simone Maini, CEO of blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The group discusses the challenge of balancing transparency and privacy in blockchains, whether Russia is using cryptocurrencies for sanctions evasion, the implications of know-your-customer (KYC) practices, and the recently proposed “ECASH” bill as governments explore central bank digital currencies.

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Can Crypto Be Revolutionary for Humanitarian Aid?

Much has been said lately about the role of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in enabling fast and direct donations to Ukraine, to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians suffering the ravages of war. The crisis is drawing attention to a variety of ways crypto can be used to help humanitarian relief efforts, as we learn in this episode of “Money Reimagined” with today’s guest, Jeremiah Centrella, a partner at Nichols Liu LLP and former general counsel at Mercy Corps.

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Can New Blockchain Solutions Help Fight Ukraine War Disinformation?

If blockchain can be used to provide a reliable record of financial transactions, can it also be used to protect and provide evidence of war crimes in Ukraine–evidence that can potentially be used years from now to put war criminals on trial? “Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren explore this question with Starling Lab Founding Director Jonathan Dolan who brings us up to date on progress in the fight against disinformation.

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