Jesse Hamilton

Jesse Hamilton

Jesse Hamilton is CoinDesk's deputy managing editor on the Global Policy and Regulation team, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining CoinDesk in 2022, he worked for more than a decade covering Wall Street regulation at Bloomberg News and Businessweek, writing about the early whisperings among federal agencies trying to decide what to do about crypto. He’s won several national honors in his reporting career, including from his time as a war correspondent in Iraq and as a police reporter for newspapers. Jesse is a graduate of Western Washington University, where he studied journalism and history. He has no crypto holdings.

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U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, the Banking Committee's top Republican, has joined former President Donald Trump as a crypto booster. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Key U.S. Senate Republican Tim Scott Makes Crypto-Fan Debut
After years of consequential silence on digital assets, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee stormed a Bitcoin 2024 stage as a booster.
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, the Banking Committee's top Republican, has joined former President Donald Trump as a crypto booster. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Coinbase has narrowed its attempt to seek the private communications of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Coinbase Narrows Demand for SEC Chair Gensler's Crypto Messages
In its court battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the crypto exchange is seeking internal messages from Gensler and others, but not from his pre-SEC days.
Coinbase has narrowed its attempt to seek the private communications of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a narrow bill to address crypto use in illicit finance. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. House Passes Crypto Illicit Finance Bill That's Likely to be Rebuffed in Senate
The legislation would set up a federal group to assess crypto in terrorism and illicit finance and make recommendations for heading it off, but the bill isn't expected to clea...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a narrow bill to address crypto use in illicit finance. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. senators questioned several of President Joe Biden's regulator nominees, including on crypto issues. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Commissioner Grilled on Bitcoin ETFs as Senators Weigh U.S. Regulator Nominees
Crypto wasn't a major topic in a four-person confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, though SEC Commissioner Crenshaw was questioned on bitcoin ETFs.
U.S. senators questioned several of President Joe Biden's regulator nominees, including on crypto issues. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
U.S. House Fails to Override Biden's SEC Veto of Bill That Would End Controversial SEC Guidance
In the saga to overturn the SEC's crypto accounting policy – SAB 121 – lawmakers failed to overturn President Joe Biden's veto.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam delivered his strongest jab yet to Congress on crypto legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
As the U.S. Commodities Regulator Urges Fast Crypto Action, Senators Still Scrambling
The CFTC chief issued his strongest pitch yet for Congress to act, but the Senate Agriculture Committee's top Republican says the panel's effort isn't yet satisfying the indus...
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam delivered his strongest jab yet to Congress on crypto legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
A new poll suggests former U.S. President Donald Trump's recent support for crypto may convince some Republicans to see him in a more positive light. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Trump's New Crypto Enthusiasm Could Help Him Win More Votes: Poll
A Paradigm-sponsored poll of Republicans shows that some of them who weren't fans of former President Donald Trump like his newfound support for digital assets in the U.S.
A new poll suggests former U.S. President Donald Trump's recent support for crypto may convince some Republicans to see him in a more positive light. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Former President Donald Trump's party has formally adopted a pro-crypto platform. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Trump's Official Republican Platform Pledges to Halt Crypto 'Crackdown'
Though not listing it as a top priority, the Republican National Committee adopted a platform that aims to boost digital assets innovation.
Former President Donald Trump's party has formally adopted a pro-crypto platform. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Silvergate Bank collapsed in 2023. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk)
Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Bank Pays $63M to Settle Charges With SEC, Fed, California Regulator
Silvergate's executives were aware of 'critical deficiencies' in the bank's anti-money laundering protections, the SEC alleged.
Silvergate Bank collapsed in 2023. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk)
U.S. Treasury Department (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
U.S. Treasury Issues Crypto Tax Regime For 2025, Delays Rules for Non-Custodians
The IRS has now set up its reporting system for crypto brokers, but it set aside related rules for DeFi and unhosted wallets as it continues to study 44,000 comments to the ag...
U.S. Treasury Department (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)