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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Videos

Crypto in Congress 2022: A Democratic Representative’s Perspective on the State of Crypto Legislation

Cryptocurrency has emerged as a topic around which U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle can create coalitions with aligned interests even though they may disagree on other matters. Recently, Republican representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota joined “Money Reimagined” to discuss how crypto is being received in Congress. In this episode, Florida Congressman Darren Soto, a Democrat, joins hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren to give his perspective.

Money Reimagined

Opinion

Kazakh Mining Slide Offers Lesson for US Lawmakers

Cracking down on US bitcoin miners for their energy use would have perverse consequences, says CoinDesk’s chief content officer.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Opinion

El deslizamiento minero kazajo ofrece una lección para los legisladores estadounidenses

Tomar medidas enérgicas contra los mineros de Bitcoin estadounidenses por su uso de energía tendría consecuencias perversas, dice el director de contenido de CoinDesk.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Nag-aalok ang Kazakh Mining Slide ng Aralin para sa mga Mambabatas sa US

Ang pag-crack down sa mga minero ng Bitcoin ng US para sa kanilang paggamit ng enerhiya ay magkakaroon ng masamang kahihinatnan, sabi ng punong opisyal ng nilalaman ng CoinDesk.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Le glissement minier kazakh offre une leçon aux législateurs américains

Réprimer les mineurs américains de Bitcoin en raison de leur consommation d'énergie aurait des conséquences perverses, déclare le responsable du contenu de CoinDesk.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Слайд казахського гірничого виробництва пропонує урок для законодавців США

Репресії проти американських Bitcoin майнерів за використання ними енергії призведуть до негативних наслідків, каже директор із контенту CoinDesk.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Slide de mineração do Cazaquistão oferece lição para legisladores dos EUA

Reprimir os mineradores de Bitcoin dos EUA pelo uso de energia teria consequências perversas, diz o diretor de conteúdo da CoinDesk.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Opinion

La diapositiva mineraria kazaka offre una lezione ai legislatori statunitensi

Reprimere i minatori Bitcoin statunitensi per il loro uso di energia avrebbe conseguenze perverse, afferma il responsabile dei contenuti di CoinDesk.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Слайд казахстанской горнодобывающей отрасли служит уроком для американских законодателей

По словам директора по контенту CoinDesk, преследование майнеров Bitcoin в США за использование ими энергии будет иметь негативные последствия.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)