Paul Brody

Paul Brody is Global Blockchain Leader for EY (Ernst & Young). Under his leadership, EY is established a global presence in the blockchain space with a particular focus on public blockchains, assurance, and business application development in the Ethereum ecosystem.

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Opinion

Ethereum Needs Competition

No matter how good the intentions or democratic the governance, a lack of competition could shape culture and behavior.

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Opinion

The Ethereum Killers Are All Zombies Now

The Merge made it starkly visible to the world, but blockchain insiders have known for years that Ethereum’s assassins have fired their shots and missed.

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Opinion

Privacy-Enabled Crypto Applications Are Coming for Enterprise, but Not Overnight

Corporate-friendly blockchain efforts face several hurdles, including scale, compute capacity and the management of data privacy.

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Opinion

There’s No Future for DeFi Without Regulation

America’s first experiment with DeFi didn’t end well and the second one is going badly, too. Can we learn the lessons of history to make the third try a success?

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Opinion

Gaming Out DeFi’s Regulated Future

Precedents from radio and music, and ride-sharing, all point to accommodation, not annihilation, and traditional financial service organizations may also benefit from this approach.

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Opinion

Tackling the Inflation Misinformation Machine

The current bout of inflation is transitory, but it’s far better than deflation.

Given a choice, inflation is a better option than deflation. (Peter Cade/Getty Images)

Opinion

Want to See the Future of Banks? Look at Telcos

DeFi may allow banks to offer a wide range of services fast and efficiently, but in the end, these organizations will focus on their traditional, core strengths.

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Opinion

The Future of Ethereum Sucks, and I Feel Fine

Ethereum is going to eat the global economy. The price of that growth, however, is going to be a slow drift away from the decentralized, fully open ideal we started with.

Welcome to the possible future (gremlin/Getty Images).

Opinion

We Voted on It and You’re Fired: Welcome to the New World of DAOs

DAOs will increase transparency in businesses and other organizations, and improve governance.

DAOs will fundamentally change how organizations operate. (Michal Parzuchowski/Unsplash)

Opinion

CBDCs Are Going to Disappoint

Central bank digital currencies will enter into a competitive field of payment solutions – including stablecoins.

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