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. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Treasury Warns DeFi Is Used by North Korea, Scammers to Launder Dirty Money
The department's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.
U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversees the National Futures Association. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Futures Watchdog Issues Compliance Rule for Crypto Activities Among Members
The National Futures Association, which includes firms trading crypto futures, is imposing anti-fraud standards and supervision demands for those engaging in bitcoin and ether...
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversees the National Futures Association. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Nellie Liang (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Top U.S. Treasury Official Says Crypto Had No ‘Direct Role’ In Bank Failures
Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang told House lawmakers the crypto industry wasn’t a central factor in the wipeouts of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
Nellie Liang (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Crypto Exchange Beaxy Shut Down After SEC Lawsuit
The Securities and Exchange Commission also accused the exchange's founder of misappropriating customer money.
(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
FDIC Gives Deadline of Next Week for Crypto Depositors Stranded by Signature Failure
The U.S. banking regulator is aiming to get the deposits cleared by April 5.
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. CFTC Chief Behnam Reinforces View of Ether as Commodity
That view differs from the apparent SEC view that ETH may be a security.
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Martin Gruenberg, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.  (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. Bank Regulators Investigating Leaders of the Failed Tech Banks
FDIC chief Martin Gruenberg said a probe is underway as he and Fed Vice Chairman Michael Barr get set to tell U.S. senators what went on at Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank...
Martin Gruenberg, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.  (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Binance, CEO Zhao Sued by CFTC Over 'Willful Evasion' of U.S. Laws, Unregistered Crypto Derivatives Products
The CFTC alleged Binance offered unregistered crypto derivatives products and directed U.S. customers to evade compliance controls through the use of VPNs.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
Federal Reserve Says Custodia’s Plans Would Endanger Itself and the Crypto Industry
Though the Fed admitted Custodia has sufficient capital and resources to launch, it has “fundamental concerns” about the sustainability of a crypto-focused bank.
Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
Tesla has previously written down crypto holdings in accounting rules the industry says need an overhaul. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
U.S. Accounting Board Seeks Crypto Standards Requiring Firms to Report Price Shifts
The first U.S. rule for crypto accounting would aim at giving investors a better sense of a company’s digital assets through a “fair-value” approach.
Tesla has previously written down crypto holdings in accounting rules the industry says need an overhaul. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)