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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

This Crisis Will Define the Future of Money

The recent collapse of three high profile banks Silicon Valley Bank Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank has caused worrying outflows at hundreds of regional banks Now with the U S Federal Reserve creating a new backstop facility reportedly worth 2 trillion and Switzerland’s central bank bailing out Credit Suisse to the tune of 54 billion [...]

By Michael J. Casey

Mar 17, 2023 at 6:11 p.m. UTC

Mar 17, 2023

Consensus Magazine

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How U.S. Judges Might Save Crypto From the SEC

Separation-of-powers offers hope to an industry under attack from unchecked executive power, says Michael Casey, CoinDesk's chief content officer.

By Michael J. Casey

Mar 10, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

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The Energy Crisis: Can Mining Help?

Current energy sources pose several challenges, including grid instability, energy transmission and storage, and harmful byproducts. So what could be our solutions?

By Michael J. Casey Sheila Warren William Foxley

Mar 10, 2023 at 3:22 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

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Has Tokenization’s Moment Finally Come?

Tokenization of real-world assets has been dismissed by many crypto purists for operating under a centralized framework, but new technological advances have migrated the process from closed, permissioned projects onto public, permissionless blockchain platforms.

By Michael J. Casey

Mar 3, 2023 at 7:20 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2023

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Staking and the Investing Environment: What Will Gary Gensler Do (WWGGD)?

Regulatory priorities in the crypto ecosystem as two Ethereum protocols merge.

By Michael J. Casey Sheila Warren Margaux Nijkerk

Mar 3, 2023 at 5:25 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

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Crypto Industry Needs More FTC, Less SEC

The government has great power to curtail the advance of this industry. In the same vein, it has the power to help it. Crypto leaders should recognize that power and seek to harness it constructively.

By Michael J. Casey

Feb 24, 2023 at 7:47 p.m. UTC

Feb 24, 2023

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Taking a Beat: Recognizing the Victims of FTX Downfall and Celebrating the Journalism That Made It Happen

CoinDesk wins George Polk awards in financial journalism after bringing down the giant.

By Michael J. Casey Sheila Warren

Feb 24, 2023 at 5:38 p.m. UTC

Feb 24, 2023

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Bitcoin Ordinals Can Lift the Entire Crypto Ecosystem

The arrival of the Ordinals Protocol, which allows for the creation of Bitcoin NFTs, has coincided with a big jump in the price of Bitcoin. Add that to the SEC's exemption of Bitcoin from the label of security, and we see a bullish bitcoin picture emerging.

By Michael J. Casey

Feb 17, 2023 at 6:28 p.m. UTC

Feb 17, 2023

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Building the Boring Stuff: Making Payments Sexy

Constructing the fabric connecting multiple banking structures, blockchains, regulatory regimes and foreign exchange services, and digitizing it for cross-border payments.

By Michael J. Casey

Feb 17, 2023 at 6:05 p.m. UTC

Feb 17, 2023

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