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.

Ultime da Marc Hochstein

Finance

Scommesse sulle elezioni negli Stati Uniti: le accuse di "manipolazione" del polimercato non sono fondate

Secondo ONE esperto, la narrazione manipolatoria è un tentativo da parte dei media tradizionali di screditare le probabilità di vittoria di Polymarket e di controllare la narrazione.

Nov 4, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 03: People cast their votes at an early voting site at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on November 03, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Nation’s Capitol is bracing for protests and potential unrest with a contentious Election Day looming on the horizon. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Policy

Un gruppo di attivisti afferma che il mercato elettorale di Kalshi dovrebbe essere chiuso a causa delle balene "manipolatrici"

Better Mercati sta usando la "French connection" di Polymarket come arma contro il concorrente regolamentato del mercato delle previsioni.

Oct 24, 2024

Los Angeles, CA - March 05: A poll worker moves a ballot box as voters to arrive and cast ballots inside the cavernous lobby of the Metro Headquarters Building on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Opinion

Editoriale: applaudiamo gli sforzi di Trump in Cripto , anche se il suo record e la sua retorica sollevano segnali d'allarme

L'ex presidente merita un riconoscimento per aver reso le Cripto un tema di campagna elettorale. Vorremmo che la sua avversaria, la vicepresidente Kamala Harris, ne parlasse di più.

Oct 16, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Finance

Scommesse sulle elezioni USA: i Mercati presidenziali regolamentati sono live e minuscoli rispetto a quelli di Polymarket

A un mese dalle elezioni, Kalshi e Interactive Brokers hanno stilato un elenco Mercati pronosticativi sulla corsa alla Casa Bianca.

Oct 4, 2024

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: In this photo illustration, the names of the candidates for the 2024 Presidential election, including Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, appear on a vote-by-mail ballot on October 02, 2024 in Miami, Florida. With 33 days to go until election day, voters across the nation have begun to receive their absentee/mail ballots. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Policy

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.

Sep 13, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

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.

Sep 12, 2024

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)

News Analysis

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.

Sep 12, 2024

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)

Markets

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.

Sep 10, 2024

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)

Policy

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.

Sep 9, 2024

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)

Policy

La CFTC supplica il giudice di bloccare i contratti elettorali di Kalshi per 14 giorni

L'agenzia afferma che T può prendere "una decisione informata" se presentare ricorso contro la decisione del giudice in favore di Kalshi finché non conoscerà le sue motivazioni, ancora non pubblicate.

Sep 7, 2024

DENVER, COLORADO - MARCH 5: An election judge holds "I Voted" stickers while collecting drive-thru ballots on March 5, 2024 outside the Highland Recreation Center in Denver, Colorado. 15 States and one U.S. Territory hold their primary elections on Super Tuesday, awarding more delegates than any other day in the presidential nominating calendar. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

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