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.

Lo último de Marc Hochstein

Opinión

Blockchain contra la corrupción

Desde el riesgo cambiario hasta el riesgo judicial, las empresas se enfrentan a todo tipo de amenazas macroeconómicas imprevistas, especialmente en un año electoral. La tecnología descentralizada puede aliviar la carga, escribe Paul Brody, director de blockchain en EY.

6 ago 2024

Corrupt man in a suit putting euro banknotes into his pocket. White background. This photo has been released into the public domain. There are no copyrights: you can use and modify this photo without asking, and without attribution. (Kiwiev)

Mercados

¿ Bitcoin sigue siendo una reserva de valor?

Depende de qué intentes proteger ese valor. ¿Desplomes del mercado como el del lunes? No. ¿Confiscación o inflación monetaria? Quizás.

5 ago 2024

Nuevas análisis

Harris probablemente elija al gobernador de Pensilvania, Shapiro, como vicepresidente, según los Mercados de predicciones

Además: el demócrata le gana a Trump pero no ha cerrado la brecha, a diferencia de las encuestas; los apostadores de Polymarket negocian sobre la controversia del boxeo olímpico femenino.

5 ago 2024

AMBLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 29: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaks during a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on July 29, 2024 in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Shapiro and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer campaigned to bring supporters behind Vice President Harris's campaign to protect Americans' freedoms, lower costs for families, and slam Trump's Project 2025 agenda. (Photo by Hannah Beier/Getty Images)

Tecnología

Paradigm, el fondo de capital riesgo de Cripto, invierte en MetaDAO ante el auge de los Mercados de predicciones.

MetaDAO, un experimento de Solana en gobernanza por "futarquía", recaudó un total de 2,2 millones de dólares para financiar sus operaciones.

1 ago 2024

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

Mercados

Las probabilidades de Trump en Polymarket alcanzan otro máximo histórico tras la elección de Vance como vicepresidente

Con un compañero de fórmula millennial, el expresidente ahora tiene un 72% de posibilidades de recuperar la Casa Blanca, según señalan los traders del mercado de predicciones basado en criptomonedas.

16 jul 2024

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 15: (L-R) Tucker Carlson, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, Republican Vice Presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) appear on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Nuevas análisis

Polymarket apuesta a que el jefe del Servicio Secret de Estados Unidos probablemente no será despedido

El tiroteo en el Rally de Trump generó serias preocupaciones sobre la planificación del Servicio Secret . Además: otro máximo histórico para las probabilidades de victoria de Trump; los apostadores creen que BTC continuará con su racha positiva hasta el final de la semana.

15 jul 2024

LAUREL, MARYLAND (May 10, 2024) Director of the United States Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, speaks during the Secret Service Wall of Honor Ceremony at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour)

Mercados

Las probabilidades de victoria de Trump alcanzan su máximo histórico en Polymarket tras el tiroteo

El expresidente, que resultó herido en un Rally en Pensilvania el sábado, ahora tiene un 70% de posibilidades de recuperar la Casa Blanca, según los operadores del mercado de predicciones basado en criptomonedas. Los tokens Polifi con temática de Trump y las Cripto en general también subieron.

14 jul 2024

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Mercados

Biden supera a la vicepresidenta Harris como el candidato demócrata más probable en Polymarket durante la conferencia de prensa del presidente (actualización)

El presidente dijo que planea permanecer en la carrera, pero "es importante que disipe los temores".

11 jul 2024

The first portrait of Joe Biden as president of the United States, 2021. (The White House)

Mercados

Las posibilidades de que el senador JD Vance, partidario de las criptomonedas, sea elegido vicepresidente de Trump se duplican en Polymarket

Los comerciantes del mercado de predicciones basado en criptomonedas ahora ven un 29% de posibilidades de que el republicano de Ohio sea el compañero de fórmula del expresidente Trump, frente al 14% de hace una semana.

8 jul 2024

Sen. JD Vance, right, with former U.S. President Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty images)

Nuevas análisis

Los Mercados de predicciones y las encuestas se equivocaron en las elecciones francesas

Además: Los traders de Polymarket siguen escépticos sobre la insistencia de Biden en permanecer en la carrera presidencial de Estados Unidos; ¿ ETH caerá a $ 2,630?

8 jul 2024

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 07: People are seen celebrating on the statue of Marianne on the Place de la Republique to celebrate after the Nouveau Front Populaire, an alliance of left wing parties including the far-left wing party, La France Insoumise came in first on July 07, 2024 in Paris, France. The National Rally party was expected to have a strong showing in the second round of France's legislative election, which was called by the French president last month after his party performed poorly in the European election, but first projections have shown an unexpected lead for French left wing alliance New Popular Front. (Photo by Remon Haazen/Getty Images)

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