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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From Pariah to Partner: Crypto's Climate Answers

There are signs that policymakers are beginning to recognize crypto's potential for balancing the grid and reducing greenhouse gas impacts.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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De paria à partenaire : les réponses climatiques de Crypto

Certains signes indiquent que les décideurs politiques commencent à reconnaître le potentiel de la cryptographie pour équilibrer le réseau et réduire les impacts des GAS à effet de serre.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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De paria a socio: las respuestas climáticas de las criptomonedas

Hay señales de que los formuladores de políticas están comenzando a reconocer el potencial de las criptomonedas para equilibrar la red y reducir el impacto de los GAS de efecto invernadero.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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De pária a parceiro: as respostas climáticas da Crypto

Há sinais de que os decisores políticos estão a começar a reconhecer o potencial da criptografia para equilibrar a rede e reduzir os impactos dos GAS com efeito de estufa.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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Africa: A Battleground in the Future of Money

“Money Reimagined” takes a look at Africa’s burgeoning role in the future of finance. Hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren speak with Elizabeth Rossiello, CEO of African fintech firm AZA Finance. The company just announced its partnership with the powerhouse exchange FTX to help accelerate Africa’s integration into the Web 3 economy. As we learn in this episode, the African crypto industry is growing fast along with its population of eager adopters.

Money Reimagined

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Washington’s Relationship With Crypto: Where Is it Headed?

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., joins “Money Reimagined” with Sheila Warren and Michael Casey to reflect on the impact of the infrastructure bill, explain the difficulties of applying regulation to an evolving technology and take a look at where policy on stablecoins and token investing might be headed.

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Se mai c’è stato un momento per la libertà finanziaria, è adesso

Con l'Ucraina che raccoglie fondi online e la Russia esclusa dal sistema finanziario, la proposta di libertà delle criptovalute è stata messa alla prova.

(Ismail Ferdous/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Kung May Oras na Para sa Pinansyal na Kalayaan, Ngayon Na

Dahil sa paglikom ng pera online ng Ukraine at ang Russia ay nagsara sa sistema ng pananalapi, ang panukala ng kalayaan ng crypto ay nasubok.

(Ismail Ferdous/Bloomberg via Getty Images)