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

Latest from Michael J. Casey


Opinion

Has Tokenization’s Moment Finally Come?

Tokenization of real-world assets has been dismissed by many crypto purists for operating under a centralized framework, but new technological advances have migrated the process from closed, permissioned projects onto public, permissionless blockchain platforms.

(imaginima/GettyImages)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Solana in the Green After Weekend Deep Freeze

ALSO: CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey considers why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has overreached in its recent actions against crypto entities, and that the crypto industry must improve its lobbying efforts.

Solana (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

Opinion

A indústria Cripto precisa de mais FTC, menos SEC

O governo tem grande poder para restringir o avanço desta indústria. Na mesma linha, tem o poder de ajudá-lo. Os líderes Cripto devem reconhecer esse poder e procurar aproveitá-lo de forma construtiva.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/PhotoMosh)

Opinion

L’industria Cripto ha bisogno di più FTC, meno SEC

Il governo ha un grande potere per limitare lo sviluppo di questo settore. Allo stesso modo, ha il potere di aiutarlo. I leader Cripto dovrebbero riconoscere questo potere e cercare di sfruttarlo in modo costruttivo.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/PhotoMosh)

Opinion

Crypto Industry Needs More FTC, Less SEC

The government has great power to curtail the advance of this industry. In the same vein, it has the power to help it. Crypto leaders should recognize that power and seek to harness it constructively.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/PhotoMosh)

Opinion

La Cripto necesita más FTC, menos SEC

El gobierno tiene un gran poder para frenar el avance de esta industria. Del mismo modo, tiene el poder de ayudarlo. Los líderes Cripto deberían reconocer ese poder y tratar de aprovecharlo de manera constructiva.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/PhotoMosh)

Opinion

Криптo нужно больше FTC, меньше SEC

Правительство имеет огромную власть, чтобы ограничить развитие этой отрасли. Точно так же у него есть сила помочь ему. Криптo -лидеры должны признать эту силу и стремиться использовать ее конструктивно.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/PhotoMosh)

Opinion

Ang Crypto Industry ay Nangangailangan ng Higit pang FTC, Mas Kaunting SEC

Malaki ang kapangyarihan ng pamahalaan na pigilan ang pagsulong ng industriyang ito. Sa parehong ugat, may kapangyarihan itong tulungan ito. Dapat kilalanin ng mga pinuno ng Crypto ang kapangyarihang iyon at hangarin na gamitin ito nang maayos.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/PhotoMosh)

Opinion

L'industrie de la Crypto a besoin de plus de FTC, moins de SEC

Le gouvernement dispose d’un grand pouvoir pour freiner l’avancée de cette industrie. Dans le même ordre d’idées, il a le pouvoir de l’aider. Les dirigeants de la Crypto devraient reconnaître ce pouvoir et chercher à l’exploiter de manière constructive.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/PhotoMosh)