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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Analisi delle Notizie

Il secondo tentativo di assassinio sposta di poco le probabilità di Trump di entrare nel polimercato

Quasi 1 miliardo di $ è stato puntato sulle elezioni nel mercato delle previsioni basate sulle criptovalute. Inoltre: sei pronto per le scommesse elettorali con leva finanziaria 20x?

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, watches a video of Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas on September 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 53 days before election day, Former President Trump continues to campaign.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Politiche

"Un'esplosione di scommesse elettorali" è vicina, avverte la CFTC alla Corte d'appello

L'autorità di regolamentazione ha chiesto al tribunale di prorogare la sospensione dei Mercati delle previsioni politiche di Kalshi finché sarà pendente l'appello dell'agenzia.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, watches a video of Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas on September 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 53 days before election day, Former President Trump continues to campaign.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Politiche

Sam Bankman-Fried fa appello alla condanna per frode, chiede un nuovo processo

Il fondatore di FTX sta scontando da sei mesi una condanna a 25 anni di carcere.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Opinioni

Mercati di previsione politica degli Stati Uniti: perché la vittoria di Kalshi in tribunale è importante

Se si scoprisse che la sentenza del giudice prevale sulla regolamentazione proposta dalla CFTC, i contratti per eventi elettorali potrebbero ora essere del tutto legali.

WASHINGTON, DC -  SEPTEMBER 09: An exterior view of the U.S. Capitol on September 9, 2024 in Washington, DC. Additional security fencing is placed around the Western front of the Capitol from August 2024 to February 2025 in preparation for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images)

Politiche

Kalshi elenca i contratti elettorali a lungo ricercati dopo aver battuto la CFTC in tribunale

I contratti che stabiliscono quale partito controllerà il Senato e la Camera sono entrati in vigore giovedì, poco dopo che un giudice federale ha respinto l'offerta dell'ultimo minuto dell'ente regolatore di bloccarli.

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Diners watch as Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign on September 10, 2024 at the Bar Tabac in New York City. After earning the Democratic Party nomination following President Joe Biden's decision to leave the race, Harris faced off with Trump in what may be the only debate of the 2024 race for the White House. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Politiche

La CFTC non ha l'autorità di mettere in dubbio i contratti elettorali, afferma il giudice

Il Opinioni nella causa intentata da Kalshi contro l'ente regolatore potrebbe avere implicazioni per una proposta in sospeso volta a vietare tutti i Mercati di previsioni politiche.

This year's U.S. election has fueled a betting boom, but Kalshi has been unable to take part while its case was pending. (Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

Analisi delle Notizie

Scommesse sulle elezioni negli Stati Uniti: cosa c'è in gioco nello scontro finale (?) tra CFTC e Kalshi

Ecco come ascoltare l'udienza di giovedì nel caso molto seguito della corte federale sui Mercati delle previsioni politiche e perché è importante.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01:  Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam testifies about the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange company FTX before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 01, 2022 in Washington, DC. In his first public comments since his business collapsed, Sam Bankman-Fried told the New York Times Wednesday that management and accounting failures were the reason for the collapse of his $32 billion company, which has sparked civil and criminal investigations. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Mercati

Dibattito Trump-Harris: Polymarket mostra scarse probabilità di essere menzionato Cripto

I trader prevedono solo il 17% di possibilità che Donald Trump dica "Cripto" o "Bitcoin" e solo il 13% per Kamala Harris.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 09: Final preparations are made in the spin room prior to the ABC News Presidential Debate on September 09, 2024 at the Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump will face off in their first debate tomorrow evening at the Constitution Center. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Politiche

I Mercati elettorali statunitensi di Kalshi sono stati posticipati al più presto fino a venerdì

Il giudice del procedimento giudiziario intentato dal mercato delle previsioni contro la CFTC ha convocato un'udienza per giovedì in merito alla richiesta di rinvio di due settimane avanzata dall'ente regolatore.

GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 21: Supporters of former President Donald Trump volunteer at a Republican Party booth at the the Westmoreland Fair, handing out lawn signs and registering voters, August 21, 2024 in rural Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is deeply divided politically, with the urban centers at either end of the state supporting the Democratic Party, and large sections of the rural communities enthusiastic for a second Donald Trump victory.(Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Analisi delle Notizie

Kamala Harris "WIN" il primo dibattito con Trump, scommettono i trader di Polymarket

Inoltre, ora esistono contratti di mercato predittivo su altri contratti di mercato predittivo.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 02: Flanked by labor union leaders, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to union workers during a campaign event on September 02, 2024 at Northwestern High School in Detroit, Michigan. Harris is scheduled to host another event in Pennsylvania later in the day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)