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

Tech

Satoshi Nakamoto: The Mystery That (Probably) Will Never Be Solved

An HBO documentary floated a bizarre theory about the Bitcoin creator's identity, while self-proclaimed Satoshi Craig Wright suffered a big U.K. court defeat.

Dec 10, 2024

Tech

Dev's Defection Highlights Ethereum's Growing Solana Problem

"There's just so much more possibility and potential energy in Solana," Max Resnick told CoinDesk after quitting his Consensys job for a job at Anza.

Dec 9, 2024

A Solana booth at ethDenver (Danny Nelson)

Coindesk News

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2024

The 10th edition of our annual list reflects a momentous year for crypto.

Dec 9, 2024

Tech

Bitcoin 'Four Meggers': OrdinalsBot Inscribes Largest-Ever File on the OG Blockchain

Inscriptions project OrdinalsBot minted what it says is the largest ever file on Bitcoin: The last in a collection of 1,500 "Pizza Ninjas."

Dec 9, 2024

16:9 OrdinalsBot co-founders (OrdinalsBot)

Finance

Bitget Mulls U.S. Entry While Awaiting Trump’s Pro-Crypto Administration

In an interview, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen surveys the geopolitics of the crypto exchange landscape, including contested territories like Nigeria, Russia and India.

Dec 9, 2024

Opinion

Crypto for Advisors: 2025 Stablecoin Outlook

As representations of assets, such as a fiat currency, on the internet, stablecoins offer unmatched flexibility, speed, and availability — key factors driving their increasing adoption.

Dec 5, 2024

Tech

Ethereum's Justin Drake Sees No Threat From Solana, Says Its ‘Golden Era’ Will End

Ethereum's Beam Chain "is all about improving the long-term health and security of the consensus layer," says Drake. “Solana has no consideration for health."

Dec 4, 2024

Justin Drake introduces his proposed Beam Chain upgrade roadmap (Ethereum Devcon/YouTube)

Tech

The Protocol: Bitcoin Gets a DEX, Union Labs Gets $12M

Also: Justin Drake on Ethereum's Beam Chain … and Solana

Dec 4, 2024

Policy

Trump's Top SEC Chair Pick Paul Atkins Reluctant to Take Job: Source

Turning around the bloated agency left behind by Gary Gensler is an unattractive gig for former commissioner Atkins, said a person familiar with his thinking.

Dec 3, 2024

Tech

Bitcoin Gets a Decentralized Exchange as Cosmos Native Osmosis Activates Bridge

"I've always personally been pretty Bitcoin maxi," Osmosis co-founder Sunny Aggarwal said in an interview.

Dec 3, 2024

Osmosis Labs co-founder Sunny Aggarwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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