Marc Hochstein

Executive Editor for Consensus

As Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Features, Opinion, Ethics and Standards, Marc oversaw CoinDesk's long-form content, set editorial policies and acted as the ombudsman for our industry-leading newsroom. He also spearheaded our nascent coverage of prediction markets and helped 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

Robinhood's Plan to Win the Crypto Exchange War? Kill Trading Fees

CEO of Robinhood Markets, Vlad Tenev, explains why he thinks fee-based cryptocurrency trading will soon become a relic of the past.

Jul 13, 2018

Markets

Tether Review Claims Crypto Asset Fully Backed – But There's a Catch

Tether has finally produced a third-party report proclaiming that its cryptocurrency, USDT, is fully backed by U.S. dollars – with some big caveats.

Jun 20, 2018

Markets

The Record-Breaking $152 Million Battle Over the Blockchain Betting Tool Augur

An investor and three founders have been slapped with a private cryptocurrency lawsuit centered on the ethereum decentralized application Augur.

May 25, 2018

Markets

'BitLicense Refugees': ShapeShift, Kraken Talk Escape from New York

Jesse Powell and Erik Voorhees delivered red-meat rhetoric but also made subtler points about New York's cryptocurrency regulations at Consensus 2018.

May 16, 2018

Markets

Whitfield Diffie Talks Cryptography 'Resurgence' and Blockchain

A pioneer of public-key cryptography said the blockchain boom represents a "resurgence" of the work he helped start in the 1970s.

May 15, 2018

Markets

New York Plans Blockchain Center to Stake Claim as Industry Hub

New York's Economic Development Corporation is launching several initiatives to put the Big Apple on the map as a blockchain technology hub.

May 14, 2018

Markets

The Public-Private Blockchain Singularity May Be Close At Hand

A year ago, enterprise blockchain and cryptocurrency were essentially separate industries. Now come signs that these camps might be slowly converging.

Apr 29, 2018

Markets

A G20 Crypto Policy? Let's Hope It's a Pipe Dream

The world's economic leaders are seeking a globally coordinated policy on cryptocurrencies. This could take a while. But that may be just as well.

Mar 28, 2018

Markets

Theranos Fraud Holds Harsh Lessons for Crypto

While cryptocurrencies aren't companies, the Elizabeth Holmes case serves as a reminder you should ignore the charisma of founders.

Mar 20, 2018

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos

Markets

Why Banks Are Finally Talking Crypto In Filings

Before crowing, crypto fans should remember companies err on the side of caution when deciding what's material enough to include under "risk factors."

Mar 18, 2018

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