Marc Hochstein

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.

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Finance

Why DESK? The Big Idea Behind CoinDesk’s Relaunched Social Token

Our goal is a more direct relationship with our audience and the expansion of a community of engaged participants that’s independent of Web 2 platforms.

Consensus 2022, which kicks off Thursday in Austin, Texas, will be an occasion to experiment with new tokens and incentive models. (Joanne Po/CoinDesk)

Layer 2

New Research Unearths Insights Into Satoshi and Bitcoin’s Early Days

The paper makes no claims about the Bitcoin network today, more than a decade after the end of the period analyzed. But it underscores well-known and longstanding privacy challenges.

ANCIENT HISTORY? The era of Bitcoin analyzed in a new study long predated the advent of specialized mining machines. (Jacqueline Martinez/Unsplash)

Policy

Vitalik Buterin Calls Canada's Use of Banks to Stifle Protestors 'Dangerous'

Decentralized systems are not about lawlessness but rather a return to rule of law, the Ethereum founder said in an interview at ETHDenver.

Vitalik Buterin at ETHDenver 2022 (Jordan Muthra/CoinDesk)

Finance

Fraudulent Bitcoin Transfer Alleged in Cred Bankruptcy

Court documents filed by the Cred Liquidation Trust alleged the crypto lending platform paid over 516 bitcoin to a crypto whale for a bond that was essentially worthless. But the claims against him were later dismissed.

(Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Important Disclosure About CoinDesk and Digital Currency Group

Beginning in 2022, certain CoinDesk editors and reporters will be offered exposure to DCG equity (not stock itself) as part of their compensation packages. Here’s why.

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Layer 2

Building on the News: Introducing Layer 2 by CoinDesk

Our new digital magazine goes beyond the daily headlines to put crypto and blockchain developments in perspective.

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Layer 2

The Downside of Programmable Money

Software bugs aren’t the half of it, says Steven Kelly of Yale in a Q&A with CoinDesk. “You can’t preprogram the exigencies of a crisis.”

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Why Bitcoin Is Worth at Least a Penny

As the cryptocurrency hits another all-time high, investors unfamiliar with the asset class may wonder why it has value at all. Here’s a brief explanation.

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Finance

Strike Users in US Can Now Get Paid in Bitcoin

Tested with professional athletes, the service is now widely available in 48 U.S. states.

Strike CEO Jack Mallers (Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

It’s a Multi-Chain World, Bitcoin Just Dominates It

The original blockchain still reigns, but neither Bitcoin nor its closest competitor, Ethereum, can count on becoming the only game in town any time soon.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin.