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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Odd Bedfellows? Blockchain Developers Can Learn to Love the World Bank

Multilateral organizations have more in common with the crypto community than you might think, Michael J. Casey argues.

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Why HODLing Is Hobbling Bitcoin's Prospects as a Common Currency

Bitcoin’s appeal as an investment could diminish its effectiveness as a currency, and alternative models should be tested, writes Michael Casey.

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Where SAFT Falls Short

Limiting ICOs to accredited investors almost feels like a retreat from the goal of democratizing capital markets, columnist Michael J. Casey writes.

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It's Political: Why China Hates Bitcoin and Loves the Blockchain

CoinDesk advisor Michael Casey explains China’s recent moves against bitcoin exchanges and ICOs in a wider geopolitical context.

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Tokens for Climate Change? How We Can Rise Above ICO Mania

Tokens for climate change? CoinDesk advisor Michael Casey argues it's a question worth taking seriously.

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Will Bitcoin Have its Moment in the Trump Era?

Why a Trump presidency might bring about the fall of the dollar, with digital money as its replacement.

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Is Bitcoin Dead? Not the Part that Matters

Michael J Casey provides perspective on how bitcoin can move forward despite a bitter debate over a needed technical feature.

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Bitcoin’s Bold Experiment: A Goldmine for Economic Researchers

Former Wall Street Journal reporter Michael J Casey discusses why economic researchers should be interested in studying the blockchain industry.

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