This is a test. Disregard!!
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Marc Hochstein
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As Executive Editor of Consensus, Marc is responsible for driving the narrative vision and content for CoinDesk's flagship event. He also sets CoinDesk's editorial standards and acts as ombudsman for our industry-leading news team.
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.
Marc holds BTC above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000; marginal amounts of ETH, XMR and ZEC; an Urbit planet (~fodrex-malmev); two ENS domain names (MarcHochstein.eth and MarcusHNYC.eth); and two NFTs from the metal band Gwar.
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Building on the News: Introducing Layer 2 by CoinDesk
Our new digital magazine goes beyond the daily headlines to put crypto and blockchain developments in perspective.
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Dec 9, 2021 at 4:38 p.m. UTC
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Do not adjust your screen, this is only a test.
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Nov 9, 2021 at 10:43 p.m. UTC
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To be, or not to be
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead!
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Aug 24, 2021 at 9:23 p.m. UTC
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Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari on Crypto Market: 'Thousands of Garbage Coins'
"I've not seen any use case other than funding illicit activities like drugs and prostitution," the central banker said.
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Aug 17, 2021 at 11:13 p.m. UTC
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Against the US Senate’s Heavy-Handed Crypto Provision
The bill as written has the potential to thrust every single transaction by U.S. crypto users into an invasive dragnet.
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Aug 9, 2021 at 4:47 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Long & Short: How Do You Measure Relative Value in Crypto?
Until recently, the manipulable “market cap” was nearly all investors had to go on when measuring the relative value of digital assets. More sophisticated yardsticks are emerg...
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Open-Source Blockchain Explorer Scores Foundry Development Grant
While small in dollar terms, the grant represents an investment in the further decentralization of the Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Aug 5, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Coinbase Agrees to Buy Zabo, the 'Plaid of Crypto,' for Undisclosed Sum
The crypto account aggregator emphasized that this is a proper acquisition, not an acqui-hire.
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Aug 5, 2021 at 1:37 a.m. UTC
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Amazon: No, We Have No Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments
"The speculation that has ensued around our specific plans for cryptocurrencies is not true," a spokesperson said.
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Jul 26, 2021 at 9:49 p.m. UTC
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