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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Layer Zero, Web 3: Gavin Wood on Polkadot and the Future of the Internet

“Web 3” is not just a buzzword, it is an increasingly important step in the evolution of the internet. That, according to Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot and the Web3 Foundation, and previously co-founder of Ethereum. Wood joins “Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren to discuss the path to Web 3 and his focus on decentralization.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Crypto in Congress 2022: A Democratic Representative’s Perspective on the State of Crypto Legislation

Cryptocurrency has emerged as a topic around which U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle can create coalitions with aligned interests even though they may disagree on other matters. Recently, Republican representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota joined “Money Reimagined” to discuss how crypto is being received in Congress. In this episode, Florida Congressman Darren Soto, a Democrat, joins hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren to give his perspective.

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