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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Consensus Magazine

Analisa Torres: The Judge Who Gave Ripple and XRP Hope

The U.S. District judge's partial ruling in favor of Ripple regarding XRP could create a precedent the crypto industry can come back to over and over.

Judge Analisa Torres (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Analisa Torres: La jueza que dio esperanza a Ripple y XRP

El fallo parcial del juez de distrito de EE. UU. a favor de Ripple con respecto a XRP podría crear un precedente al que la industria de la Cripto pueda volver una y otra vez.

Judge Analisa Torres (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Analisa Torres : le juge qui a donné de l'espoir à Ripple et XRP

La décision partielle du juge de district américain en faveur de Ripple concernant le XRP pourrait créer un précédent sur lequel l'industrie de la Crypto pourrait revenir encore et encore.

Judge Analisa Torres (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Analisa Torres: il giudice che ha dato speranza a Ripple e XRP

La sentenza parziale del giudice distrettuale degli Stati Uniti a favore di Ripple per quanto riguarda XRP potrebbe creare un precedente su cui l'industria Cripto può tornare più e più volte.

Judge Analisa Torres (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Caroline Ellison Buried Sam Bankman-Fried

The former Alameda Research CEO gave damning testimony in the fraud trial of her former boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, making her one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023.

Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.

Consensus Magazine

Caroline Ellison enterró a Sam Bankman-Fried

La ex directora ejecutiva de Alameda Research dio un testimonio condenatorio en el juicio por fraude de su ex novio, Sam Bankman-Fried, lo que la convirtió en una de las personas más influyentes de CoinDesk en 2023.

Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.

Consensus Magazine

Caroline Ellison a enterré Sam Bankman-Fried

L'ancienne PDG d'Alameda Research a donné un témoignage accablant lors du procès pour fraude de son ancien petit ami, Sam Bankman-Fried, faisant d'elle ONEune des personnalités les plus influentes de CoinDesk en 2023.

Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.

Consensus Magazine

Caroline Ellison ha sepolto Sam Bankman-Fried

L'ex CEO di Alameda Research ha fornito una testimonianza schiacciante nel processo per frode contro il suo ex fidanzato, Sam Bankman-Fried, rendendola ONE delle persone più influenti di CoinDesk nel 2023.

Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.

Consensus Magazine

Inilibing ni Caroline Ellison si Sam Bankman-Fried

Ang dating Alameda Research CEO ay nagbigay ng nakapipinsalang patotoo sa pandaraya na paglilitis ng kanyang dating kasintahan, si Sam Bankman-Fried, na ginawa siyang ONE sa CoinDesk's Most Influential noong 2023.

Michael Kutsche's portrait of Caroline Ellison for Most Influential 2023.

Consensus Magazine

Balaji Put His Money Where His Mouth Was

Srinivasan bet $1 million the U.S. dollar would collapse (and lost), and evangelized his ideas about startup societies, making him one of CoinDesk's Most Influential in 2023.

Balaji Srinivasan (Portrait by Mason Webb)