Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Casey is CoinDesk's chief content officer. 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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The Interplay of Web3 and AI, Emphasizing Data Empowerment and Self-Sovereignty With Hub Cultures’ Stan Stalnaker
The conversations at Davos underscored the growing relevance of Web3 and AI in the crypto community, emphasizing their potential to empower individuals, challenge existing pow...
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Why People Still Think Bitcoin Will Die
Unstoppability is one of its most important and reliable features. So why do so many respondents to a recent survey think Bitcoin will fail in 2024?
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Exploring Davos With Grayscale’s CEO Michael Sonnenshein: The Battle for Bitcoin's Soul and the Impact of ETFs
The approval of Bitcoin ETFs has both legitimization and inclusion implications, but the impact on the market is still uncertain. Will a Grayscale ETF Approval Affect Bitcoin'...
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At Davos, Crypto Pushes Case for Decentralized AI
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Could Crypto Draw Insights from Past Bull Market Errors to Forge an Enduring Legacy?
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After the ETF: ​​Bitcoin’s Coming Power Struggle
The approval of bitcoin ETFs last week sets up a potential fight between Bitcoin Maxis and giant Wall Street institutions, says Michael J. Casey.
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What Will Be the Impact of a Bitcoin ETF Approval?
Hermine Wong explores the potential approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF, emphasizing that it could have short-term market fervor but may not necessarily lead to significant long-te...
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Decentralization | The First Principle of Why We Are Here
The delicate balance between efficiency and decentralization, and the potential for crypto's democratic governance.
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A Holiday Special 'Best of' With Top Picks, Rants, and Bitcoin Insights
A seamless mix of reflection and anticipation of compelling discussions and featuring in this second half of the conversation, the political, economic, and global implications...
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Join CoinDesk’s Michael Casey and Sheila Warren CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation as they explore the connections between finance, human culture and our increasingly di...
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