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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Michael Hsu criticizes crypto at an industry-sponsored event in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton for CoinDesk)
OCC Chief Hsu: Crypto Industry Has Unhealthy ‘Dependency on Hype’
The acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has worked to limit banks’ involvement in cryptocurrencies.
Michael Hsu criticizes crypto at an industry-sponsored event in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton for CoinDesk)
Sen. Cynthia Lummis is working with Sen. Kristen Gillibrand on a bill to regulate digital assets. (Getty Images)
US Senators Lummis and Gillibrand Set to Propose Crypto Oversight Bill Next Month
The bipartisan duo hope their bill to establish guardrails around the digital assets industry could get votes as soon as next year.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis is working with Sen. Kristen Gillibrand on a bill to regulate digital assets. (Getty Images)
Bankers are warning the Federal Reserve board about the dangers of launching a digital dollar, at a time when several new members were sworn in this week. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Wall Street Says a Fed Digital Dollar Spells Destruction for Banks
The U.S. Federal Reserve is considering whether to launch a CBDC like other nations, and bankers argue that’s a dangerous idea.
Bankers are warning the Federal Reserve board about the dangers of launching a digital dollar, at a time when several new members were sworn in this week. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Federal Reserve vice chairman nominee Michael Barr (Senate Banking Committee)
Fed Vice Chair Pick and Ex-Ripple Adviser Tells Senators Crypto Needs Regulation
Former U.S. Treasury official Michael Barr fielded questions about crypto during his Senate nomination hearing.
Federal Reserve vice chairman nominee Michael Barr (Senate Banking Committee)
The Biden administration is pushing for legislation that would fence off customer funds within crypto exchanges, keeping them safe in an exchange failure. (Andrey Denisyuk/Getty Images)
Biden Administration Wants Crypto Exchanges to Separate Customer and Corporate Funds
Federal officials saw Coinbase’s admission about customers’ vulnerability in a bankruptcy and will call for congressional action to segregate clients’ funds, source says.
The Biden administration is pushing for legislation that would fence off customer funds within crypto exchanges, keeping them safe in an exchange failure. (Andrey Denisyuk/Getty Images)
SEC Chair Gensler told House lawmakers his agency needs more money in part to deal with crypto oversight. (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
SEC’s Gensler Uses Crypto Oversight Needs as Case for Higher Budget
SEC Chair Gary Gensler told U.S. House budget appropriators that he’d like to be doing more to protect crypto investors.
SEC Chair Gensler told House lawmakers his agency needs more money in part to deal with crypto oversight. (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Germany (lupengyu/Getty Images)
German Regulator Calls for New DeFi Laws
BaFin's Birgit Rodolphe cites the potential for fraud and investor losses.
Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Germany (lupengyu/Getty Images)
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Derivatives' Old Guard Fights FTX Chief Over Plan to Cut Out Middlemen
FTX CEO Bankman-Fried testified at a House hearing, defending his CFTC proposal to directly clear customers’ margin-backed derivatives.
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Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
'Failure Should Be an Option,' US Sen. Pat Toomey Says of UST Turmoil
The Banking Committee’s top Republican doesn’t want asset-backed stablecoins tarnished by the UST drama.
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury hasn't yet held any cross-agency meetings to discuss the fallout of UST's struggles. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
UST Meltdown Hasn't Spurred US Financial Stability Council Meeting: Sources
U.S. federal officials aren’t getting together to follow the game plan that’s typical when mainstream financial firms flounder.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury hasn't yet held any cross-agency meetings to discuss the fallout of UST's struggles. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)