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.

Michael J. Casey

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Opinion

Le défaut fatal très Human de la cryptographie : le culte des héros

L’admiration déplacée pour Sam Bankman-Fried, avant l’effondrement de FTX, était une tendance naturelle. Pour aller de l’avant, nous devons reconnaître cette vulnérabilité et la protéger par une réglementation appropriée.

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El defecto fatal muy Human de las criptomonedas: el culto al héroe

La admiración fuera de lugar por Sam Bankman-Fried, antes del colapso de FTX, era una tendencia natural. Para avanzar, debemos reconocer esta vulnerabilidad y salvaguardarla con una regulación adecuada.

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Opinion

Дуже Human фатальна помилка Crypto: поклоніння героям

Недоречне захоплення Семом Бенкманом-Фрідом до краху FTX було природною тенденцією. Щоб рухатися вперед, ми повинні визнати цю вразливість і захистити її за допомогою відповідного регулювання.

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Opinion

Crypto's Very Human Fatal Flaw: Hero Worship

Ang maling paghanga kay Sam Bankman-Fried, bago ang pagbagsak ng FTX, ay isang natural na ugali. Upang sumulong, dapat nating kilalanin ang kahinaan na ito at pangalagaan nang may naaangkop na regulasyon.

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Opinion

FTX Lesson: Crypto Needs the Press, the Press Needs Crypto

CoinDesk played a central role in this week’s FTX meltdown, following our coverage of Alameda Research’s suspect balance sheet last week. But the crypto industry's maturation and eventual success requires that we flesh out these unstable structures and bad practices.

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Opinion

Lección de FTX: Las Cripto necesitan a la prensa, la prensa necesita a las Cripto

CoinDesk jugó un papel central en la crisis de FTX de esta semana, luego de nuestra cobertura del sospechoso balance de Alameda Research la semana pasada. Pero la maduración y el eventual éxito de la Cripto requieren que demos cuerpo a estas estructuras inestables y malas prácticas.

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Opinion

Lezione di FTX: le Cripto hanno bisogno della stampa, la stampa ha bisogno Cripto

CoinDesk ha svolto un ruolo centrale nel crollo di FTX di questa settimana, in seguito alla nostra copertura del bilancio sospetto di Alameda Research la scorsa settimana. Ma la maturazione e il successo finale del settore Cripto richiedono che si rafforzino queste strutture instabili e le cattive pratiche.

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Opinion

Lição FTX: A Cripto precisa da imprensa, a imprensa precisa da Cripto

CoinDesk desempenhou um papel central no colapso da FTX desta semana, após nossa cobertura do balanço suspeito da Alameda Research na semana passada. Mas o amadurecimento e o eventual sucesso da indústria Cripto exigem que demos corpo a estas estruturas instáveis ​​e más práticas.

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