Paul Brody

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Posted by | March 22, 2024
There Can (Probably) Be Only One Bitcoin

One of my key questions about the next era in crypto and blockchain is this: How will all the capital likely be deployed into digital assets and cryptocurrencies as they...

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Posted by | March 15, 2024
Blockchains Will Upend Economies of Scale

The ability to achieve economies of scale is the foundation of much of the world’s modern wealth. In the original Ford Motor factory in Detroit, the company managed to gradually...

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Posted by | March 5, 2024
Why Blockchain Payments Are Misunderstood

Payments are one of the most promising areas for blockchain technology. But I believe they are not always well understood, and the discussion sometimes gets confused and overly ambitious. Blockchains...

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Posted by | January 11, 2024
In 2024, Crypto Summer Is Coming, and This One Will Be Different

Looking back over my past predictions about the future, it’s clear that my columns have represented a lot of wishful thinking. Like Oscar Wilde, who once said he could resist...

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Posted by | December 18, 2023
Under the Hood, 2023 Was a Highly Constructive Year for Crypto

Bringing bad actors to justice has been the single most important accomplishment in the world of crypto and blockchain in 2023. Go back in time to November 2022. At that...

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Posted by | October 24, 2023
Regulatory Clarity Won’t Bring an End to Crypto Risk

Like a ship emerging through the fog, the outlines of regulatory clarity areare becoming visible in many different parts of the world, even though the United States isn’t one of...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Decentralization Is the Point, and We’re Not Talking Enough About Why

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Paul Brody is Global Blockchain Leader for EY (Ernst & Young). Under his leadership, EY...

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Posted by | June 10, 2021
A Big Carbon Footprint Compared to What?

One often discussed topic lately has been the carbon footprint of blockchain ecosystems. Proof-of-work systems are enormously successful in securing transactions and preventing fraud and collusion, but they consume an...

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