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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Policy

Senate Votes Against Advancing Stablecoin Bill, Delaying Process as Trump Concerns Fester

Last-minute Democrat objections led to a failed vote to move into debate on a top crypto industry legislative priority to regulate dollar-based tokens.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Senate Republicans Making Plea to Get on With Stablecoin Debate

Once-allied Democrats continue to drag their heels on the first big crypto bill, leaving a key vote in doubt as GOP Majority Leader Thune calls for action.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (U.S. Senate video capture)

Policy

OCC: Banks Can Buy and Sell Their Customers' Crypto Assets Held in Custody

A new policy directive from the U.S. regulator of national banks says the institutions can also outsource crypto custody and execution to outside parties.

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Policy

Coinbase's SEC Documents Reveal NY Attorney General Wanted ETH Declared Security

On the U.S. exchange's online site for the documents obtained by Freedom of Information Act requests, it's illuminating some internal SEC discussions.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Policy

Senate Democrat Says He's Looking Into Trump's Crypto Businesses

Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote letters to Trump-affiliated business executives, asking about their ownership and investment structure.

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Policy

New Hampshire Becomes First State to Approve Crypto Reserve Law

Governor Kelly Ayotte signed a bill into law that allows the investment of a portion of the state's public funds in precious metals and crypto assets.

New Hampshire State House (Nils Huenerfuerst/Unsplash)

Policy

Planned Crypto Hearing in U.S. House Derailed by Democrat Revolt

Democrats abandoned a joint hearing of two committees on crypto policy, inviting people to instead attend their own discussion of Trump's "crypto corruption."

U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (video capture, House Financial Services Democrats roundtable)

Policy

Trump's Crypto Play Fuels Senators' Backlash and Bill to Ban President Memecoins

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy pushed a bill to block presidential coins while Elizabeth Warren described how to get Dems to move forward on stablecoins.

Connecticut Democrat Senator Chris Murphy (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

News Analysis

Dems Stall Stablecoin Bill, Jeopardizing More Important Crypto Regulation Bill

The Senate's stablecoin bill's issues may delay work on the far more important market structure legislation.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City. (Nikhilesh De)

Policy

U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill Unveiled by House Lawmakers

As a successor to the so-called FIT21 bill in the last session, the committee chairs in the House have released a discussion draft of a market structure bill.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)