Paul Brody

Paul Brody is Global Blockchain Leader for EY (Ernst & Young). Under his leadership, EY is established a global presence in the blockchain space with a particular focus on public blockchains, assurance, and business application development in the Ethereum ecosystem.

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Opinion

Gaming Out DeFi’s Regulated Future

Precedents from radio and music, and ride-sharing, all point to accommodation, not annihilation, and traditional financial service organizations may also benefit from this approach.

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Opinion

Tackling the Inflation Misinformation Machine

The current bout of inflation is transitory, but it’s far better than deflation.

Given a choice, inflation is a better option than deflation. (Peter Cade/Getty Images)

Finance

¿Quieres saber cómo será el futuro de los bancos? Observa las telecomunicaciones

La tecnología DeFi permite a los bancos ofrecer un mayor rango de servicios de manera rápida y eficiente, pero al final las instituciones financieras se enfocarán en sus fortalezas centrales y tradicionales.

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Opinion

Want to See the Future of Banks? Look at Telcos

DeFi may allow banks to offer a wide range of services fast and efficiently, but in the end, these organizations will focus on their traditional, core strengths.

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Opinion

The Future of Ethereum Sucks, and I Feel Fine

Ethereum is going to eat the global economy. The price of that growth, however, is going to be a slow drift away from the decentralized, fully open ideal we started with.

Welcome to the possible future (gremlin/Getty Images).

Opinion

We Voted on It and You’re Fired: Welcome to the New World of DAOs

DAOs will increase transparency in businesses and other organizations, and improve governance.

DAOs will fundamentally change how organizations operate. (Michal Parzuchowski/Unsplash)

Opinion

CBDCs Are Going to Disappoint

Central bank digital currencies will enter into a competitive field of payment solutions – including stablecoins.

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Opinion

For Enterprises, Privacy Is the Critical Blockchain Feature

Zero-knowledge proofs will do for blockchains what encryption did for Web 1.0, says EY's blockchain leader. This post is part of CoinDesk's Privacy Week.

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Opinion

In the Metaverse, Gameplay Is What Matters

Second Life compares to some of the blockbuster metaverse experiences that exist today, writes EY's Paul Brody.

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Opinion

Metaverse Scarcity Isn’t Real

Because scarcity in the metaverse is arbitrary and artificial, the values created with virtual real estate and NFTs are not the same as in the physical world, argues EY’s Paul Brody.

The real world has real scarcities, unlike the metaverse.

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