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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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What’s Next for CBDCs?

Diem co-founder Christian Catalini and Benedicte Nolens from the Bank for International Settlements join the “Money Reimagined” team to discuss the state of CBDCs.

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Can Bitcoin Go Green? The Role of Supply Chains in Sustainable Development, Solutions to Advance Global Equity

In this second part of two special editions of “Money Reimagined” focused on ESG, CoinDesk’s Michael Casey and World Economic Forum’s Sheila Warren talk to thought leaders and industry experts about bitcoin’s carbon footprint, solutions for sustainable development, and technology to advance global equity and help the poor. Special guests include Emerge’s Founder and CEO Lucia Gallardo and UWINCorp Founder and CEO Julius Akinyemi.

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Crypto, Climate Change and the ESG Debate: Kevin O’Leary, Massamba Thioye, Martin Wainstein Tackle the Issues and More

In this first of two special editions of “Money Reimagined” focused on ESG, CoinDesk’s Chief Content Officer Michael Casey and World Economic Forum Head of Blockchain and Data, Sheila Warren, speak to business and sustainability leaders about crypto, its impact on the environment, and potential role in addressing climate change. Special guests include Kevin O’Leary and Mark McDivitt of Context Labs and the former global head of ESG at State Street. Topics include what Wall Street investors want to see and how a decentralized planetary carbon ledger may be just what the world needs when it comes to accountability and transparency in reaching sustainability goals.

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How Crypto Might Offer Haiti an Escape From Its Slavery Debt Legacy

In this episode of “Money Reimagined,” Sheila Warren and Michael Casey take a deep dive into the story of Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. The nation is a tragic reminder of the lasting impact of colonial injustice and how it extends into modern finance. Guests include Jerry Tardieu, a Haitian author, entrepreneur, politician, and Daniele Jean-Pierre, the co-founder and COO of Zimbali Networks.

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Переосмислення грошей: привіт, ELON, Bitcoin може озеленити мережу

Децентралізація енергетичної системи та грошової системи можуть йти рука об руку, каже директор із контенту CoinDesk.

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The Age of Monetary Transformation feat. Bruno Macaes and Tomicah Tillemann

In this week’s episode of “Money Reimagined,” Sheila Warren, Michael Casey and guests contemplate where the global economy is headed in an age of monetary transformation and what that means for the power structures of the world as we know it. Bruno Macaes, a Portuguese politician, author and influential thinker on geopolitical trends, and Tomicah Tillemann, the director of the Digital Impact and Governance Initiative at the New America think tank, share their take on these matters.

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What Do the Laser Eyes Mean, Anyway?

In this week’s “Money Reimagined,” Sheila Warren and Michael Casey address the confusing mixture of memes that drive the narratives around crypto. To do that, they’re joined by Nathaniel Whittemore, host of CoinDesk’s “Breakdown” podcast, and Coin Center’s Neeraj Agrawal to discuss the importance of all this to both the outside world and the strange but fascinating subculture that has formed around the crypto community.

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