Michael Casey is a Senior Advisor for the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT.
Prior to that, he was a Senior Columnist for the Wall Street Journal.
He spent 18 years covering global economic and financial trends and co-authored The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain are Challenging the Global Economic Order with Paul Vigna.
In this episode, Michael and I discuss:
– His journey from the Wall Street Journal to the MIT Digital Currency Initiative
– Why supply chains could be the best use case for Blockchain Technology
– His perspective on ICOs/token sales
– And how his co-author, Paul Vigna, became motivated to write a book on Cryptocurrency
SHOW NOTES
[00:58] – Who is Michael Casey? Introduction and overview
[03:13] – How Michael fell into Bitcoin and Blockchain
[07:27] – Why he didn’t want to start his own company
[09:05] – Paul Vigna’s motivation to write a book on cryptocurrency
[13:16] – Michael and Paul’s second book – The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything
[18:09] – Michael Casey’s work at the MIT Digital Currency Medial Lab
[29:00] – Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
[31:31] – Supply chains: the one business model Michael believes is ripe for Blockchain disruption
[41:30] – Michael’s thoughts on ICOs/token sales
[52:22] – Are we in a Blockchain bubble?
[56:49] – Michael Casey’s 10-year prediction for Bitcoin and Ethereum
[1:01:32] – What Michael is most excited about in the Blockchain space
[1:08:36] – His advice to start-ups and entrepreneurs interested in Blockchain
[1:11:21] – How to get in touch with Michael
[1:13:16] – Conclusion
RESOURCES DISCUSSED
– Argentinian crisis
– Cyprus crisis
– Venezuelan crisis
– Matthew Spoke’s episode on Blockchain networks
– Tadge Dryja
– Robleh Ali
– The Token Report
– The SEC’s Investigative Report on DAO tokens
– Canada’s guidance on ICO tokens
– Ripple’s Interledger
– WeTrust
BOOKS
Click here to visit the “Books” section of Michael’s website
– The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything (available early 2018)
– The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain Are Challenging the Global Economic Order
– The Social Organism: A Radical Understanding of Social Media to Transform Your Business and Life
– The Unfair Trade: How Our Broken Financial System is Destroying the Middle Class
– Che’s Afterlife: The Legacy of an Image
CONTACT INFORMATION
– Michael Casey’s website
– MIT Digital Currency Initiative website
– Email: caseymj [at] cdi.mit.edu
