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

Opinion

ETF Euphoria Shows Bitcoin Needs Wall Street After All

Is an ETF at odds with Bitcoin’s goal of breaking away from Wall Street? Absolutely. Is that same ETF also necessary for crypto to grow? Also yes.

Jan 10, 2024

Wall Street sign with American flags and New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York City, USA. (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $47K, Ether and Grayscale's GBTC Jump After SEC Approves Spot Bitcoin ETFs

Now, attention turns to how much demand these investment vehicles will attract.

Jan 10, 2024

Policy

SEC Hustles to Answer Latest Bitcoin ETF Filings: Source

With a Wednesday deadline looming, the regulator sent comments just hours after would-be issuers filed documents detailing their fees.

Jan 9, 2024

SEC headquarters (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinion

What Prediction Markets Are Forecasting for Crypto in 2024

Which projects will do airdrops? Will Kraken go public? Will OpenSea launch a token? I have no idea, but traders with skin in the game think they do.

Dec 18, 2023

Prediction markets have a better track record than other forecasting methods. (John Springer Collection/Getty Images)

Policy

Craig Wright's Tulip Trading Must Prove Ownership of Bitcoin in Hacking Case, English Court Rules

The hearing, scheduled to take 15 days, will also seek to determine whether the alleged hack occurred.

Dec 7, 2023

Craig Wright (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for London Blockchain Conference )

Consensus Magazine

Hayden Adams: From Ethereum Idealist to Business Realist at Uniswap

Uniswap, the first decentralized crypto exchange of its kind, was Adams’ first and greatest contribution to Ethereum. The latest V4, inviting praise and criticism, earns him a spot on the Most Influential 2023.

Dec 4, 2023

Uniswap's Hayden Adams (portrait by Mason Webb for CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Analisa Torres: The Judge Who Gave Ripple and XRP Hope

The U.S. District judge's partial ruling in favor of Ripple regarding XRP could create a precedent the crypto industry can come back to over and over.

Dec 4, 2023

Judge Analisa Torres (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Caroline Ellison Buried Sam Bankman-Fried

The former Alameda Research CEO gave damning testimony in the fraud trial of her former boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, making her one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023.

Dec 4, 2023

Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.

Consensus Magazine

Balaji Put His Money Where His Mouth Was

Srinivasan bet $1 million the U.S. dollar would collapse (and lost), and evangelized his ideas about startup societies, making him one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023.

Dec 4, 2023

Balaji Srinivasan (Portrait by Mason Webb)

Consensus Magazine

Karl Floersch's 'Optimism' Tech Paved the Way for Coinbase's 'Base' Blockchain

The CEO of OP Labs helped create a set of tools that let developers build their own layer-2 chains.

Dec 4, 2023

Karl Floersch (Portrait by Mason Webb for CoinDesk)

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