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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Videos

Miami and New York Explore What it Means to Become a ‘Crypto City’

Joining “Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Matt Homer, former superintendent for research and innovation at the New York Department of Financial Services. The two walk through the expected crypto integrations coming to their cities and the anticipated challenges that come with introducing this new technology at the municipal level.

Money Reimagined

Opinion

Des problèmes de chaîne d’approvisionnement ? Bitcoin T fiche

Alors que plusieurs produits ont été bloqués cette année, le réseau Bitcoin a continué à bourdonner grâce à son économie auto-entretenue.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Supply Chain Problems? Bitcoin Don’t Care

While multiple products got held up this year, the Bitcoin network kept humming thanks to its self-perpetuating economics.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Problemi nella catena di fornitura? Bitcoin T importa

Mentre quest’anno diversi prodotti sono rimasti bloccati, la rete Bitcoin ha continuato a funzionare grazie alla sua economia che si autoalimenta.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

¿Problemas en la cadena de suministro? A Bitcoin no le importa

Si bien varios productos se retrasaron este año, la red Bitcoin siguió funcionando gracias a su economía que se perpetúa a sí misma.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Problemas na cadeia de suprimentos? Bitcoin T se importa

Embora vários produtos tenham sido retidos este ano, a rede Bitcoin continuou funcionando graças à sua economia que se autoperpetua.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Videos

Another Cryptocurrency Hearing on Capitol Hill: This One Felt Different

The House Financial Services Committee Wednesday held an open discussion about stablecoins, financial inclusion and energy. Michael Casey and Sheila Warren sat down with Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De to discuss their impressions of the hearing and whether the lawmakers seem to be warming up to crypto or at least understanding it better.

Money Reimagined

Policy

What Intellectuals Still Don’t Get About Crypto

I normally agree with Matt Stoller and his critique of corporate power. But his views on crypto make no sense.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)