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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News Analysis

Gary Gensler's Contentious Reign Over Crypto Approaches Its Twilight

The U.S. SEC chair has arguably been the individual with the greatest influence over the direction of America's crypto policies, but his days atop the agency are numbered.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Ripple Co-Founder Larsen Flooding Kamala Harris' Election Effort With XRP

Chris Larsen has donated more than $11 million to the vice president's election effort, sending millions worth of the crypto token to the Democratic super PAC Future Forward, according to his comments and federal records.

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen said he's backing Vice President Kamala Harris' election effort with $10 million in XRP.

Policy

Coinbase Escalates SEC Fight Over the Agency's Inside Chatter on ETH

The company's go-between on a quest to see SEC documents – History Associates – told a court it intends to ask for an immediate judgment in the dispute over internal communications.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

Policy

FTX's Salame Hoped Dog Bite Would Delay Prison, But Tucker Carlson Derailed Effort

Ryan Salame is set to start a prison sentence today after a judge rejected his attempt to delay his arrival to treat a bite to his face, noting it didn't stop him from doing a media interview.

Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Policy

Founding Coin Center Chief Jerry Brito Stepping Down After Decade

Brito and senior policy counsel, Robin Weisman, are both leaving their roles, putting Peter Van Valkenburgh in charge.

Coin Center executive director Jerry Brito at Consensus 2022 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Poll: U.S. Voters More Serious About Demanding Candidates With Know-How

The latest Harris Poll look at U.S. voters shows more than half want crypto-informed candidates, and a separate analysis argues crypto voters could be a force in 2024.

Crypto has arisen as a potentially potent issue among voters in the 2024 election. (Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto PACs Dominate Ohio Senate Race, Spending $40M on Sherrod Brown's Foe

Crypto-fan candidate Bernie Moreno has caught up in Ohio polls as the industry's cash outpaces other PACs in one of the key U.S. Senate races that may decide the majority.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee who has so far spurned crypto legislation, faces on onslaught of $40 million in crypto cash backing his Ohio election opponent. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Policy

TrustToken, TrueCoin Settle With SEC Over Fraud Accusations in Stablecoin Investing

The California companies were accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of misrepresenting the backing of stablecoin TUSD.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled fraud accusations with firms associated with Archblock and the TrueUSD stablecoin. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

'We are Running Out of Time': U.S. House Democrat Urges Stablecoin Bill Compromise

Rep. Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, pitched a "grand bargain" to finish a stablecoin bill this year.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler took vigorous Republican criticism on his agency's crypto record at a hearing. (screen capture, House Financial Services Committee)

Policy

Candidate Harris Unlikely to Make Full-Throated Crypto Policy Before Election: Source

Senior campaign officials are meeting with a select group of crypto insiders to hash out policy concerns, but those in the discussions aren't expecting a big splash before the vote.

Vice President Kamala Harris has started talking about crypto on the presidential campaign trail, but it may not go much deeper. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)