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

Markets

Financial Censorship Is a Thing. Bitcoin Fixes It

A recent campaign to blacklist a Russian news agency is the latest reminder that the world needs permissionless, neutral financial systems.

Apr 30, 2021

Finance

Ethiopian Education Minister Confirms Cardano Blockchain Partnership

Cardano builder IOHK said it is beginning to develop the code and does not expect to launch the project before 2022.

Apr 30, 2021

Finance

A Bridge Called Tether

A parable of risk assessment.

Apr 23, 2021

Markets

Mark Cuban-Backed Nifty's Hires Law Pro as IP Questions Dog NFT Market

As chief legal officer, Olta Andoni will be navigating uncharted waters, given the novel and complex issues posed by NFTs.

Apr 6, 2021

Olta Andoni, chief legal officer at Nifty's

Policy

'Satoshi's Birthday': April 5 Is a Day to Be Thankful for Bitcoin

The 88th anniversary of FDR's executive order 6102 brings a sobering reminder of the value of confiscation-resistant currency.

Apr 5, 2021

FDR, shown here in 1943, cited a "national emergency" in his executive order banning gold holding 10 years earlier.

Finance

Crypto as a Payment System? Here We Go Again

How many users will take advantage of PayPal’s Crypto at Checkout feature? Skepticism is warranted, given the technology’s track record in commerce, says CoinDesk's executive editor.

Apr 2, 2021

Markets

Elon Musk’s Bitcoin Marketing Coup

By embracing bitcoiners, Tesla is likely to make more sales among that crowd even if they pay in fiat. Any extra BTC the carmaker gets is gravy.

Mar 26, 2021

Elon Musk's upstart auto company Tesla is running a bitcoin node.

Markets

On Covering the NFT Hype

In a bull market, people new to crypto will seek out any information they can, from serious to silly. What should they find?

Mar 19, 2021

A MORE CIVILIZED AGE? Lindsay Lohan at the premiere of “Mean Girls” in 2004, 11 years before the first non-fungible token was minted.

Markets

'Shark Tank' Star: Wall Street Investors Need to Know How Their BTC Is Mined

Bitcoin mined with dirty energy sources like coal could be frowned upon like "blood diamonds," VC investor and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary claims.

Mar 15, 2021

Investor and TV personality Kevin O’Leary

Finance

How Bananas and Mortgages Can Explain the NFT Craze

A banana can be removed from its peel. A loan can be separated from the right to bill you every month. Now NFTs have cleaved bragging rights from artwork. What these things are worth is a matter of opinion.

Mar 12, 2021

Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" presented by Perrotin Gallery and on view at Art Basel Miami 2019.

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