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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Opinion

Inflation Will Create a Political Vacuum. Can Bitcoin Fill It?

Prices are rising at a time of pervasive distrust in government to fix the problem. That leaves the door open to bitcoin, the ultimate anti-inflation hedge.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Videos

DAOs: The Next Frontier for Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

“Money Reimagined” hosts Sheila Warren and Michael Casey examine the role of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) in emerging markets, and why their governance structure is more favorable to entrepreneurs than traditional LLCs. Their guest, Poko Technologies Chief ‘DAOist’ Geoffrey See, explains his work in developing economies such as India and Vietnam, the rapid growth in popularity of DAOs and whether they can fit into existing regulatory frameworks.

Money Reimagined

Opinion

Crypto’s Diversity Problem: It’s Complicated

Permissionless innovation lowers barriers for disadvantaged groups but the industry is still dominated by white males in key ways, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Videos

Fixing Crypto’s Diversity Problem

“Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren sit down with Blockchain Foundation Executive Director Cleve Mesidor and Cornell Univ. Executive Director of Fintech Susan Joseph to discuss the lack of diversity in the crypto industry, why this is still a problem and what can be done about it. The panel explores Black and Latino interest in crypto and blockchain projects, mistakes made in the development of Web 2 infrastructure and efforts underway to attract more people to the industry.

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Videos

Lobbying Efforts in Washington: One Group’s Concerns and Approach

Money Reimagined co-host Sheila Warren, who recently left the World Economic Forum to become CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, gives an inside view of the council’s challenges and work as it seeks to educate and persuade lawmakers and policymakers about the benefits of crypto and blockchain innovation. Joining Sheila are former U.S. Senator from Colorado Cory Gardner, currently the Council’s chief political affairs strategist, and Niki Christoff, founder and CEO of Christoff & Co.

Money Reimagined

Videos

Rethinking Securities Law in a Crypto Age

“Money Reimagined” hosts Sheila Warren and Michael Casey are joined by securities law expert Chris Brummer of Georgetown Law School. They discuss the limits of outdated U.S. securities law and the required rethinking needed for oversight and regulation of the crypto industry. Brummer also shares his ideas for a new disclosure framework for crypto markets.

Money Reimagined

Opinion

The US and Europe Can't Regulate Crypto Alone

Global adoption makes regulating crypto inside national siloes futile.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)