Money Reimagined

With trillions of dollars on the line, the system of global trade finance is a highly complex setup involving banks, insurers, shipping companies, data providers and all manner of intermediaries. On this week’s “Money Reimagined,” Sheila Warren and Michael Casey are joined by blockchain pioneers Tallyx CEO Aditya Menon and Skuchain co-founder Rebecca Liao trying to fix the trade finance industry’s many problems.

10 abr 2021

In this week’s edition of “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey and Sheila Warren take a deep dive into Argentina’s uniquely dysfunctional economic experience. It’s no wonder that Argentina has a relatively high level of bitcoin adoption nor that it has contributed a disproportionately high number of successful developers to the global crypto community. Guests include Lucas Llach, a professor of economics at Torcuato di Tella University in Buenos Aires, and Santiago Siri, the founder of Democracy Earth, a radical, blockchain-based solution for democracy inspired by his struggles to reform government in his native Argentina.

31 mar 2021

As big banks, publicly traded corporations and some of the biggest names in finance become increasingly bullish on bitcoin’s prospects, only a few objections really remain. These days on Wall Street it’s all about responsible investing as seen through the lens of “Environmental, Social and Governance,” better known as ESG.

20 mar 2021

On “Money Reimagined,” CoinDesk’s Michael J. Casey and the World Economic Forum’s Sheila Warren delve into a high-level discussion about what the recent GameStop/WallStreetBets drama means for the future of money and society with Demetri Kofinas, the host of the popular “Hidden Forces” podcast.

13 mar 2021

In this week’s episode of “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey and the World Economic Forum’s Sheila Warren explore what central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and the technology behind them can do for people at the grassroots level. Her Excellency Serey Chea, director general at National Bank of Cambodia, and Makoto Takemiya, co-CEO of Soramitsu provide a thought-provoking look at Cambodia’s new “bakong” central bank digital currency and payments system.

6 mar 2021

This is the second part of CoinDesk’s “Money Reimagined” special series on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that are taking the art and entertainment industries by storm. Michael Casey and the World Economic Forum’s Sheila Warren look at real-world use cases where NFTs are poised to blow up centuries-old power dynamics. They’re joined by trailblazers in the exploding field of Black digital art: South African artist Lethabo Huma and NFT collector Cuy Sheffield, who also happens to be the head of crypto at Visa.

27 feb 2021

The nonfungible token (NFT) movement has engulfed the world of crypto collectibles. With big brands like Christie’s auction house and the National Basketball Association getting involved and some tokens already selling for six-figure sums, the question isn’t if NFTs will force a very old industry to adopt some very new practices, it’s when. On this episode of CoinDesk’s “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are joined by Nanne Dekking, CEO of Artory and formerly the top salesman at Sotheby’s, to discuss an art-changing renaissance that’s been long in the making.

20 feb 2021

Amidst a giant boom for the Ethereum ecosystem and money pouring into decentralized finance (DeFi), “Money Reimagined” dives into the increasingly urgently needed Ethereum 2.0 upgrade. What is it and why does it matter? Danny Ryan, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation joins CoinDesk’s Michael J. Casey and the World Economic Forum’s Sheila Warren to discuss.

13 feb 2021

Every Friday, CoinDesk's Chief Content Officer and author of the Money Reimagined newsletter Michael Casey joined by Sheila Warren, blockchain lead at the World Economic Forum, sits down with insightful guests from around the world. It’s a conversation around the technological, political and social forces reshaping our financial system.

25 sept 2020

CBDC vs. Corporate solution: can they co-exist? Chris Giancarlo and Dante Disparte join Michael Casey and Naomi Brockwell to discuss.

29 may 2020