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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Tech

Nagdagdag ang Buenos Aires ng ZK Proofs sa City App sa Bid para Palakasin ang Privacy ng mga Residente

Ang crypto-adjacent tech ay nilalayong bigyan ang 3.6 milyong residente ng Argentina ng higit na kontrol sa kanilang personal na data.

The La Boca neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Eduardo Sánchez/Wikimedia Commons).

Opinion

Hindi, Ang mga Polymarket Whale ay T Katibayan ng Pagmamanipula ng Prediction Market

Kung sa tingin mo ay mali ang Trump bulls, tumaya laban sa kanila.

(Ed Lyman/NOAA)

Markets

Pagtaya sa Halalan sa U.S.: Ang Karibal ng Polymarket ng Kalshi ay Mabilis na Nakuha

Sa loob lamang ng tatlong linggo, ang presidential prediction market ng Kalshi ay lumampas sa $30M sa dami. Sinusundan pa rin nito ang $2 bilyon na na-trade sa Polymarket mula noong Enero.

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 21: A person wears an 'I Voted' sticker after casting their ballot in a polling station as early voting begins on October 21, 2024, in Miami, Florida. Early voting runs from Oct. 21 through Nov. 3 in Miami-Dade and Broward. People head to the polls to decide, among other races, the next president of the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Policy

Kailangan ng Pekeng Token para Mahuli ang isang Volume Faker

Noong nakaraang linggo, inilabas ng DOJ ang isang sakdal laban sa Gotbit, na na-profile ng CoinDesk noong 2019.

NexFundAI's site, before it was taken down (FBI)

Opinion

Ang Crypto.com v. SEC ay Isang Matapang, 'Itaya ang Kumpanya' na Kaso

Kung maaalis ng demanda ng exchange ang ONE procedural hurdle, magkakaroon ito ng regulator sa Texas.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 10: Solicitor General nominee, Noel Francisco attends his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, on May 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Policy

Pagtaya sa Halalan sa US: 'Nagkamali' ang Federal Court sa Pagpapahintulot sa Kalshi na Ilunsad ang Mga Prediction Markets, Sabi ng CFTC

Inihain ng regulator ang opening brief nito sa kaso ng mga apela nito upang bawasan ang mga kontrata sa kaganapang pampulitika.

DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 15: Rich Kampert, 71, votes using an absentee or mail-in ballot on October 15, 2024 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Registered voters in Pennsylvania can vote "On Demand" by requesting, a mail-in or absentee ballot filing it out and dropping it off all in one visit to their county election office or other designated location. (Photo by Hannah Beier/Getty Images)

News Analysis

Ang Crypto Degens ay Nag-bait ng Eksperimental na AI Bot Upang Mag-promote ng Memecoin. Ito ay Tumaas Ngayon ng 16,000%.

Naisip bilang isang live na eksperimento sa pakikipag-ugnayan ng Human sa mga modelo ng AI, ang viral bot ay nagtapos ng shilling ng isang memecoin na tinatawag na GOAT.

The GOAT token refers not to a horned mammal but to a made-up religion often cited in social media posts by AI bot Terminal of Truth. (MartinThoma/Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

Editoryal: Pinalakpakan Namin ang Crypto Efforts ni Trump Bagama't Ang Kanyang Rekord, Ang Retorika ay Nagtaas ng Mga Pulang Watawat

Ang dating pangulo ay nararapat na papurihan para sa paggawa ng Crypto na isang isyu sa kampanya. Nais naming ang kanyang kalaban, si Bise Presidente Kamala Harris, ay magsasabi ng higit pa tungkol dito.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Policy

Itataas ng Italy ang Capital Gains Tax sa Crypto sa 42% Mula 26%: Mga Ulat

Ang presyo ng Bitcoin (BTC) ay nanatiling hindi naapektuhan ng pag-unlad, tumataas sa itaas ng $68,000 sa unang pagkakataon mula noong huling bahagi ng Hulyo.

ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 16 : Deputy Minister Maurizio Leo illustrates in a press conference the measures approved by the Government on the economic maneuver, ,on October 16  , 2024 in Rome, Italy.  Photo by Simona Granati - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Maurizio Leo

Finance

Ang Crypto-Real Estate's USDR Misled Investors bilang Tangible Brothers Kumita ng Milyun-milyon

Ang 2023 na pag-crash ng USDR stablecoin ng Tangible ay sikat sa mga Crypto circle. Ngunit ang pagsisiyasat ng CoinDesk ay nagpapakita na may isa pang kuwento na sasabihin.

Tangible CEO Jagpal Singh (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk based on images from Tangible and Images Money)