Long-term, the incentives bitcoin creates may drive efficiency and green energy solutions in the crypto world and even spur them in the wider economy.
While we're still a long way from mass adoption, this is a moment of global awareness and dialogue that is opening up a wide array of possibilities.
The immaturity of bitcoin’s investing culture constrains progress toward attaining the technology’s fundamental social value, Michael J. Casey writes.
Imagine saying “I’m interested in ledger.” Must we accept this increasingly ubiquitous usage of the word "blockchain" as an unavoidable fact of life?
The value blockchains offer to supply-chain management will come once other technologies, such as 3D printing, disrupt global manufacturing networks.
The digital behemoths – Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple – have too much power over our digital lives. Can blockchain help us take back control?
Multilateral organizations have more in common with the crypto community than you might think, Michael J. Casey argues.
Bitcoin’s appeal as an investment could diminish its effectiveness as a currency, and alternative models should be tested, writes Michael Casey.
Limiting ICOs to accredited investors almost feels like a retreat from the goal of democratizing capital markets, columnist Michael J. Casey writes.
CoinDesk advisor Michael Casey explains China’s recent moves against bitcoin exchanges and ICOs in a wider geopolitical context.
Tokens for climate change? CoinDesk advisor Michael Casey argues it's a question worth taking seriously.