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. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler argues crypto firms are avoiding needed disclosures by skipping registration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC's Gensler Says Crypto Firms Skip Public Disclosures by Dodging Registration
The agency chairman said that the industry could benefit from "disinfectant."
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler argues crypto firms are avoiding needed disclosures by skipping registration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is asking for more funding, in part to police crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. SEC Asking for More Millions, Dozens of Lawyers to Beef Up Crypto Oversight
The securities regulator, Treasury Department and U.S. derivatives watchdog are all hoping to get more funding to deal with new duties policing the digital assets sector.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is asking for more funding, in part to police crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry says the stablecoin legislative debate is still moving forward this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Key U.S. Lawmaker McHenry Says House Has 'Workable' Stablecoin Bill
The House Financial Services Committee chairman, in his final year in Congress, is still optimistic about passing a U.S. stablecoin bill, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis said the Sena...
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry says the stablecoin legislative debate is still moving forward this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno benefited from President Donald Trump's endorsement on the way to winning the Ohio Republican primary. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Crypto Fan Won Ohio Senate Primary That Could Alter the Industry's U.S. Destiny
Bernie Moreno will be the Republican nominee for Senate in Ohio, facing Sen. Sherrod Brown in this year's general election.
U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno benefited from President Donald Trump's endorsement on the way to winning the Ohio Republican primary. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Several groups jumped in to support CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase against Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission in the effort to force the regulator to write crypto rules. (CoinDesk)
Coinbase's Allies Join Crypto Firm's Case Against SEC
Paradigm, the Crypto Council for Innovation and others weighed in to support Coinbase's effort to push the U.S. securities regulator for crypto rules.
Several groups jumped in to support CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase against Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission in the effort to force the regulator to write crypto rules. (CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried exiting the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried Should Spend 40-50 Years in Prison, DOJ Says
The U.S. government also recommended an $11 billion fine and forfeiture.
Sam Bankman-Fried exiting the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is the clear favorite among voters who own crypto, according to a new poll. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump is Clear Favorite Among Crypto-Owning Voters in U.S. Presidential Race: Poll
A poll commissioned by crypto investment firm Paradigm concluded that a large share of U.S. voters hold crypto and aren't happy with the current financial system.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is the clear favorite among voters who own crypto, according to a new poll. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam says his agency is working on a new proposal for prediction markets regulation.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. CFTC's Behnam Says Agency Writing New Policy on Prediction Markets
Companies such as PredictIt and Kalshi would get "regulatory clarity" under rule in coming months, according to the chairman of the derivatives regulator.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam says his agency is working on a new proposal for prediction markets regulation.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Coinbase is accusing Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of improper procedure in its handling of crypto oversight. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC of Breaking the Law in Rejecting Crypto Rulemaking
The crypto exchange had petitioned for clear rules on digital assets, and the agency rejected the petition in December. Coinbase isn't taking no for an answer.
Coinbase is accusing Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of improper procedure in its handling of crypto oversight. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Wyoming Grants DAOs New Legal Structure
The governor signed a law setting up a legal status – "decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations" – for DAOs there, and one investment firm called Wyoming an "oasis...
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