Marc Hochstein

Marc Hochstein

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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IBM, Hyperledger Join Blockchain Identity Consortium
The two enterprise blockchain heavyweights join a diverse group of partners, ranging from other big corporates (Microsoft, Accenture) to startups.
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Dubai Land Department Launches Blockchain Real Estate Initiative
The Dubai Land Department is framing a new real estate blockchain as a way to build investor confidence and add conveniences for tenants.
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Ex-IMF Economist Kenneth Rogoff Joins 'Bitcoin Will Collapse' Chorus
A former IMF economist has joined the chorus of critical voices on bitcoin of late, going so far as to predict that its price will collapse.
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Corda for Cargo: R3 Inks Another Trade Finance Partnership
R3 has partnered with trade finance technology provider Bolero to make electronic bills of lading widely usable.
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Ukrainian Central Banker: Bitcoin Is 'Definitely Not a Currency'
A Ukrainian official described bitcoin as a risky investment and a vehicle for fraud but downplayed any systemic concerns about the cryptocurrency.
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China, Shmyna: Bitcoin Trading Is Way More Distributed Now Anyway
All else equal, the market may take less time to recover from the latest sell-off than from the one that took place in December 2013.
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Namibian Central Bank: Bitcoin Purchases Illegal Under Law
A paper from the Bank of Namibia makes familiar points about the risks of money laundering and the perils of a stateless currency.
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