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CoinDesk’s Money Reimagined

Demystifying Crypto With Bitwise, VanEck, and Fidelity

Wealth professionals gathered at Future Proof 2023 in Huntington Beach, CA, generously offer their invaluable perspectives on the outlook for digital assets.

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In this edition of "Money Reimagined," Michael Casey moderates a panel at Future Proof, the world’s largest wealth festival, called Demystifying Crypto with Bitwise, VanEck, & Fidelity.

As prominent figures in crypto and fund management, Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management, Jan Van Eck, CEO of Van Eck Funds, and Jason Ward, Head of the Blockchain Incubator, at Fidelity’s Center for Applied Technology, share insights into their respective roles within the crypto industry. They delve into topics such as tokenization, blockchain's transformative potential in finance, and engage in conversations about crypto regulation, correlation, and the prospective introduction of real-time settlement solutions in the global financial landscape.

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Money Reimagined has been produced by senior producer Michele Musso, edited by associate producer Ryan Huntington and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “The News Tonight ” by Shimmer.

HOST

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
Demystifying Crypto With Bitwise, VanEck, and Fidelity