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

The Pandora Papers, Fed’s Leadership Crisis and the Future of Money

“Money Reimagined” dives into two bombshell news developments: the Pandora Papers investigation uncovering tax evasion by rich people to the tune of trillions of dollars, and reports of stock trading activity by Federal Reserve officials. Do such revelations further erode confidence in authorities and threaten global financial institutions? And if so, what comes next? Is it bitcoin? Stablecoins? Central bank digital currencies? Hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren sit down with Wall Street Journal reporter Michael S. Derby and crypto investor and entrepreneur Maya Zhehavi for this discussion.

Money Reimagined

Policy

‘Only the Little People Pay Taxes.’ The Pandora Papers and the Case for Crypto

Offshore revelations sap faith in centralized power and show why trustless systems are needed.

Rachel Sun/CoinDesk

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« Seuls les petits gens paient des impôts. » Les Pandora Papers et les arguments en faveur de la Crypto

Les révélations offshore sapent la confiance dans le pouvoir centralisé et montrent pourquoi des systèmes sans confiance sont nécessaires.

Rachel Sun/CoinDesk

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'Só os pequenos pagam impostos.' Os Pandora Papers e o caso da Cripto

As revelações offshore minam a fé no poder centralizado e mostram por que são necessários sistemas sem confiança.

Rachel Sun/CoinDesk

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"Solo i piccoli pagano le tasse." I Pandora Papers e il caso delle Cripto

Le rivelazioni offshore minano la fiducia nel potere centralizzato e mostrano perché sono necessari sistemi trustless.

Rachel Sun/CoinDesk

Policy

«Тільки маленькі люди платять податки». Документи Пандори та аргументація Крипто

Офшорні викриття підривають віру в централізовану владу та показують, чому потрібні ненадійні системи.

Rachel Sun/CoinDesk

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'Ang Maliit na Tao Lamang ang Nagbabayad ng Buwis.' Ang Pandora Papers at ang Kaso para sa Crypto

Ang mga paghahayag sa malayo sa pampang ay nagpapahina ng pananampalataya sa sentralisadong kapangyarihan at nagpapakita kung bakit kailangan ang mga walang tiwala na sistema.

Rachel Sun/CoinDesk

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«Только маленькие люди платят налоги». Документы Пандоры и аргументы в пользу Крипта

Офшорные разоблачения подрывают веру в централизованную власть и показывают, почему необходимы системы, не требующие доверия.

Rachel Sun/CoinDesk

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'Sólo la gente pequeña paga impuestos.' Los Papeles de Pandora y el caso de las Cripto

Las revelaciones extraterritoriales socavan la fe en el poder centralizado y muestran por qué se necesitan sistemas sin confianza.

Rachel Sun/CoinDesk