Paul Brody

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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Regulation of DeFi remains an area of uncertainty. (Getty Images)
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 app...
Regulation of DeFi remains an area of uncertainty. (Getty Images)
Given a choice, inflation is a better option than deflation. (Peter Cade/Getty Images)
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)
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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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Welcome to the possible future (gremlin/Getty Images).
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.
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DAOs will fundamentally change how organizations operate. (Michal Parzuchowski/Unsplash)
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)
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CBDCs Are Going to Disappoint
Central bank digital currencies will enter into a competitive field of payment solutions – including stablecoins.
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For Enterprises, Privacy Is the Critical Blockchain Feature
Zero-knowledge proofs will do for blockchains what encryption did for Web 1.0, says EY's blockchain leader. This post is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.
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In the Metaverse, Gameplay Is What Matters
Second Life compares to some of the blockbuster metaverse experiences that exist today, writes EY's Paul Brody.
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The real world has real scarcities, unlike the metaverse.
Metaverse Scarcity Isn’t Real
Because scarcity in the metaverse is arbitrary and artificial, the values created with virtual real estate and NFTs are not the same as in the physical world, argues EY’s Paul...
The real world has real scarcities, unlike the metaverse.
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How DAOs Will Transform the Customer Experience
Two words: stakeholder alignment.
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