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Paul Brody

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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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Please Enjoy the Final Crypto Winter
With U.S. regulations coming soon, the frauds, schemes and irresponsible investment management practices that led to the current market downturn will be things of the past, reasons Paul Brody of EY.
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By Paul Brody
Apr 26, 2023 at 2:26 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2023
OpinionCrypto Winterregulatory ambiguityregulations
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Decentralization Is the Point, and We’re Not Talking Enough About Why
The internet has a habit of producing companies that dominate their industry because of network effects. The answer is the decentralization and openness that only blockchain technology affords, says EY’s Paul Brody.
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By Paul Brody
Apr 17, 2023 at 2:28 p.m. UTC
Apr 17, 2023
OpinionEthereumBlockchainDecentralization
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Regulators Are Bringing the Multichain Era to a Close
The high cost of understanding multiple chain environments means enterprises are likely to stick to what they know, argues Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.
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By Paul Brody
Mar 2, 2023 at 9:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 2, 2023
OpinionRegulationEthereumBlockchain
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Policymakers Should Embrace DAOs in the New Future of Abundance
Whereas corporations accumulate capital, decentralized autonomous organizations accumulate engagement and focus on returning benefits to all participants.
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By Paul Brody
Feb 10, 2023 at 7:35 p.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2023
OpinionDAOs
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
There Will Be No Lessons Learned From FTX
There’s so much more to blockchain than crypto and we’re just not getting there fast enough, says EY's blockchain innovation leader.
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By Paul Brody
Jan 13, 2023 at 9:12 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2023
OpinionFTXNFTsWeb3The MergeDAO
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Why Blockchains Are as Important as ERP for the Future of Companies
The next stage of blockchain technology may not have whizz-bang of the crypto bull run, but as real use cases are developed it can revolutionize how enterprises are run, says EY's Paul Brody.
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By Paul Brody
Jan 11, 2023 at 6:50 p.m. UTC
Jan 11, 2023
Opinion
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Layer 2
Ethereum
Ethereum Needs Competition
No matter how good the intentions or democratic the governance, a lack of competition could shape culture and behavior.
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By Paul Brody
Nov 23, 2022 at 6:16 p.m. UTC
Nov 23, 2022
EthereumOpinion
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Layer 2
Ethereum
The Ethereum Killers Are All Zombies Now
The Merge made it starkly visible to the world, but blockchain insiders have known for years that Ethereum’s assassins have fired their shots and missed.
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By Paul Brody
Oct 19, 2022 at 5:11 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2022
EthereumOpinionPaul Brodyethereum killer
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Privacy-Enabled Crypto Applications Are Coming for Enterprise, but Not Overnight
Corporate-friendly blockchain efforts face several hurdles, including scale, compute capacity and the management of data privacy.
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By Paul Brody
Sep 21, 2022 at 6:34 p.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2022
OpinionPrivacyDeFiEnterpriseEY
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
There’s No Future for DeFi Without Regulation
America’s first experiment with DeFi didn’t end well and the second one is going badly, too. Can we learn the lessons of history to make the third try a success?
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By Paul BrodyRodney Ramcharan
Sep 12, 2022 at 2:39 p.m. UTC
Sep 12, 2022
OpinionDeFiRegulation