Mercator-Journalist in Residence, March 2025
Dr. Martin Hock is financial editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
He writes about a variety of topics related to the financial market and personal finances, particularly on issues of asset accumulation and management. The topics the doctor of economics specializes in also include the disruptive potential of blockchain technology and so-called crypto currencies for the monetary and financial system.
He is head of the PRO-Finanzen-Briefing of the F.A.Z. and editor of the F.A.Z. Stock Exchange Encyclopedia. He is also a member of the jury of the European Commission’s European Small and Midcap Award.
Project
At ZEVEDI, Martin Hock is dealing with the question of power in Web3 and DeFi. In Web3, users are to regain control over their data and services. The guiding principle is a network of self-employed people whose services are remunerated directly (cryptomonetary) and through awarding capacities of control in the network. The question is whether this cooperative element is not threatened by internal and external concentration of power (Vermachtung). The tradability of tokens enables the assumption of control; practical developments support the thesis. Since Web3 is not in the focus of authorities regulating the competition, mergers and acquisitions are also not subject to any control.
The Residency – Impulses und Output
■ Scientific workshop “Web 3”? Token Economy & Democratization, March 20, 2025, TU Darmstadt.
Further information on the programme and application procedure can be found on the German language website».
