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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Opinion

La calificación crediticia de Estados Unidos ayuda a defender Bitcoin

La rebaja de la calificación de la deuda estadounidense por parte de Fitch esta semana es una advertencia para los responsables políticos estadounidenses y subraya por qué Bitcoin y otros sistemas monetarios abiertos son importantes, dice Michael Casey.

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America’s Credit Rating Helps Make Case for Bitcoin

Fitch’s downgrade of U.S. debt this week is a warning to American policymakers and underscores why Bitcoin and other open monetary systems matter, says Michael Casey.

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Кредитный рейтинг Америки помогает обосновать необходимость Bitcoin

Понижение Fitch рейтинга долга США на этой неделе является предупреждением для американских политиков и подчеркивает, почему Bitcoin и другие открытые денежные системы имеют значение, говорит Майкл Кейси.

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Кредитний рейтинг Америки допомагає аргументувати Bitcoin

Зниження рейтингу боргу США Fitch цього тижня є попередженням для американських політиків і підкреслює, чому Bitcoin та інші відкриті грошові системи мають значення, каже Майкл Кейсі.

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Ang Credit Rating ng America ay Tumutulong sa Paggawa ng Kaso para sa Bitcoin

Ang pagbaba ni Fitch sa utang ng US ngayong linggo ay isang babala sa mga gumagawa ng patakaran sa Amerika at binibigyang-diin kung bakit mahalaga ang Bitcoin at iba pang bukas na sistema ng pananalapi, sabi ni Michael Casey.

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A classificação de crédito da América ajuda a defender o Bitcoin

O rebaixamento da dívida dos EUA pela Fitch esta semana é um alerta aos legisladores americanos e ressalta por que o Bitcoin e outros sistemas monetários abertos são importantes, diz Michael Casey.

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Il rating creditizio americano aiuta a sostenere Bitcoin

Il declassamento del debito americano da parte di Fitch questa settimana è un avvertimento per i politici americani e sottolinea perché Bitcoin e altri sistemi monetari aperti sono importanti, afferma Michael Casey.

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La cote de crédit américaine contribue à plaider en faveur du Bitcoin

La dégradation de la note de la dette américaine par Fitch cette semaine est un avertissement pour les décideurs politiques américains et souligne l'importance du Bitcoin et des autres systèmes monétaires ouverts, a déclaré Michael Casey.

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Opinion

Is the Worry Over Worldcoin Warranted?

No project since Facebook's Libra has generated such hue and cry from within the crypto community. Is it right to be concerned by Sam Altman's iris-scanning uber-ambitious UBI project?

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)