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

Finance

How a Journalist Went From Exposing Mexican Cartels to Losing His Crypto Life Savings

Olivier Acuña had to keep his wits about him to survive as a reporter. Then he worked in crypto and got scammed out of $400,000.

Dec 20, 2024

Former journalist Olivier Acuña (Olivier Acuña)

Markets

Could Bitcoin Become DeFi’s Collateral of Choice? Lombard Finance Says So

Lombard Finance aims to produce a yield-bearing bitcoin token, and potentially unleash a new wave of liquidity into the DeFi ecosystem.

Dec 19, 2024

Lombard Finance co-founder Jacob Philips. (Credit: Lombard Finance)

Policy

Razzlekhan's Husband, the Bitfinex Hacker, Makes First Public Statement Since Arrest

In a video posted to X, Ilya Lichtenstein reiterates he acted alone in stealing 120,000 bitcoin, denying a Netflix documentary's speculation.

Dec 19, 2024

Ilya Lichtenstein (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

Opinion

Crypto for Advisors: 'Tis the Season for Giving (Bitcoin)

'Tis the season of giving, bitcoin donations and their benefits.

Dec 19, 2024

Tech

'DeFi on Bitcoin' Gets a Boost as BOB L2 Integrates $6B BTC Staking Protocol Babylon

The integration allows BOB, a "hybrid L2," to use Bitcoin as its anchor chain where transactions with assets from other chains can be irreversibly recorded.

Dec 18, 2024

Tech

The Protocol: Solana's Allure for Devs; Avalanche's Big Upgrade

Also: ENS picks tech for its L2; Bitcoin's Runes Get an AMM

Dec 18, 2024

Tech

Deutsche Bank's L2 Blockchain to Be 'Public and Permissioned,' Says Tech Partner

The banking giant is building a rollup on Ethereum using ZKsync technology developed by Matter Labs.

Dec 18, 2024

Tech

Bitcoin's Memecoin-Like 'Runes' Get a Boost With AMM Launch on Stacks

Bitflow's automated market maker uses Stacks' Nakamoto upgrade with the aim of addressing some shortcomings inhibiting Runes trading.

Dec 18, 2024

Finance

Coinbase Says It Nixed wBTC Because Justin Sun Posed 'Unacceptable Risk'

BiT Global, issuer of the "wrapped bitcoin" token, "refused" to answer Coinbase's questions about Sun's involvement, the exchange said in a court filing.

Dec 17, 2024

Tron Founder Justin Sun. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum's ENS Identity System Picks Consensys' Tech for Its Layer-2

The Ethereum Name Service's forthcoming Namechain will be based on Linea, a zero-knowledge rollup.

Dec 17, 2024

William Gottlieb/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk

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