Marc Hochstein

Executive Editor for Consensus

As Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Features, Opinion, Ethics and Standards, Marc oversees CoinDesk's long-form content, sets editorial policies and acts as the ombudsman for our industry-leading newsroom. He is also spearheading our nascent coverage of prediction markets and helps compile The Node, our daily email newsletter rounding up the biggest stories in crypto.

From November 2022 to June 2024 Marc was the Executive Editor of Consensus, CoinDesk's flagship annual event. He joined CoinDesk in 2017 as a managing editor and has steadily added responsibilities over the years.

Marc is a veteran journalist with more than 25 years' experience, including 17 years at the trade publication American Banker, the last three as editor-in-chief, where he was responsible for some of the earliest mainstream news coverage of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

DISCLOSURE: Marc holds BTC above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000; marginal amounts of ETH, SOL, XMR, ZEC, MATIC and EGIRL; an Urbit planet (~fodrex-malmev); two ENS domain names (MarcHochstein.eth and MarcusHNYC.eth); and NFTs from the Oekaki (pictured), Lil Skribblers, SSRWives, and Gwar collections.

Latest from Marc Hochstein

Finance

Polygon Labs Paid $4M to Host Starbucks' Failed Foray Into Crypto: Sources

The blockchain developer gave the coffee giant a $4 million grant as part of their 2022 deal to build an NFT-powered loyalty program that is now being shuttered.

Mar 19, 2024

GoToVan/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk

Markets

Nearly $100M Wagered on U.S. Presidential Election on Polymarket

Bettors on the crypto-based prediction market platform see a clear path to victory for Trump, and are bullish on Ethereum's ETH hitting an all-time high in 2024 – just not before Solana's SOL.

Mar 18, 2024

President Trump Delivers Remarks in New Orleans; Jan 14, 2019

Finance

Prediction Market Kalshi to Take Bets on Crypto (Settled in Dollars)

The CFTC-regulated platform will let traders bet on how high ETH will go this year and other price outcomes amid renewed interest in both crypto and prediction markets.

Mar 18, 2024

Group portrait centered on Isadora Duncan, seated with her hands in her lap holding a crystal ball and gazing downwards. She is surrounded by six other female dancers who are posing in standing, kneeling, or sitting positions, and all gazing at her. In the background are four curtained windows and potted plants.

Consensus Magazine

Qatar’s Sovereign Fund Might Be Buying Bitcoin, But Surely Not $500B Worth

Government-led investments in crypto are increasingly plausible – but not at that rumored size.

Mar 14, 2024

Policy

FinCEN Is Analyzing $165M in Transactions That May Tie Crypto and Hamas, Senior Official Says

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo wrote a letter to lawmakers discussing the extent to which Hamas may be using crypto.

Mar 14, 2024

U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo has campaigned Congress to provide new authorities to oversee crypto outside the U.S. (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Blasting Toward Biggest Monthly Gain in 3 Years

The cryptocurrency has more room to run, analysts say.

Feb 29, 2024

Consensus Magazine

'The Goal Is Number Go Up': Inside a DAO’s Radical Governance Experiment

In Meta-DAO's conception of governance, every decision is based on what the market believes is the best outcome for its token, META.

Feb 19, 2024

Sporting a black hoodie, the pseudonymous coder known as Proph3t works in a Salt Lake City hacker house. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

CoinDesk’s New Owner Bullish Replaces CEO in Restructuring

Sara Stratoberdha replaces Kevin Worth, who has led CoinDesk since 2017.

Feb 9, 2024

Kevin Worth, former CEO of Coindesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Craig Wright Denies Forging Evidence He’s Satoshi on Day 2 of COPA Trial

From self-plagiarism to poor multitasking, the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor offered an explanation for every inconsistency pointed out by opposing counsel during his first cross-examination in the London court case.

Feb 6, 2024

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: Dr. Craig Wright arrives at the Rolls Building, part of the Royal Courts of Justice on February 06, 2024 in London, England. The Australian-born and English-resident computer scientist, Dr. Craig Wright, claims to be the mythical founder of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, and asserts authorship of the 2008 white paper, a foundational document for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) is urging the court to declare otherwise, arguing that this legal intervention seeks to mitigate the potentially adverse effects of lawsuits initiated by Wright. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Opinion

China Never Completely Banned Crypto

Despite government crackdowns and widespread reports that crypto is outlawed in China, crypto trade is still very much alive. How is that possible?

Feb 5, 2024

Crowds walk below neon signs on Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China. (Getty Images)

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