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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Policy

Ibinaba ng SEC ang Imbestigasyon sa Bitcoin L2 Stacks at Builder na si Hiro, Sabi ng Filing

Ang pagtatapos ng pagsisiyasat sa Hiro, na dating kilala bilang Blockstack, na nakalikom ng $70 milyon sa pamamagitan ng token sales mula 2017 hanggang 2019, ay isa pang WIN para sa industriya ng Crypto sa mahabang taon nitong pakikibaka sa regulator.

Muneeb Ali, CEO, Trust Machines, and Kyle Rojas, Global BD and Partnerships, Edge & Node / The Graph

Markets

Biden ultrapassa o vice-presidente Harris como o candidato democrata mais provável no Polymarket durante a coletiva de imprensa do presidente (atualização)

O presidente disse que planeja continuar na disputa, mas “é importante que eu acalme os temores”.

The first portrait of Joe Biden as president of the United States, 2021. (The White House)

Markets

Biden Overtakes VP Harris as Likeliest Dem Nominee on Polymarket During President's Press Conference (Update)

The president said he plans to stay in the race but "it's important that I allay fears."

The first portrait of Joe Biden as president of the United States, 2021. (The White House)

Markets

Naabutan ni Biden si VP Harris bilang Likeliest Dem Nominee sa Polymarket Sa panahon ng President's Press Conference (Update)

Sinabi ng pangulo na plano niyang manatili sa karera ngunit "mahalaga na mapawi ko ang mga takot."

The first portrait of Joe Biden as president of the United States, 2021. (The White House)

Markets

Biden dépasse le vice-président Harris en tant que candidat démocrate le plus probable sur Polymarket lors de la conférence de presse du président (mise à jour)

Le président a déclaré qu'il envisageait de rester dans la course, mais "il est important que j'apaise les craintes".

The first portrait of Joe Biden as president of the United States, 2021. (The White House)

Markets

Biden supera a la vicepresidenta Harris como el candidato demócrata más probable en Polymarket durante la conferencia de prensa del presidente (actualización)

El presidente dijo que planea permanecer en la carrera pero que "es importante disipar los temores".

The first portrait of Joe Biden as president of the United States, 2021. (The White House)

Opinion

Why AI's Energy Use Isn't Demonized Like Bitcoin's

AI's utility is more obvious to everyday people than the cryptocurrency's, and AI's risks are so much greater that power consumption fears seem beside the point.

(Taylor Vick/Unsplash)