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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'CryptoDad' Giancarlo Joins Paxos Board

J. Christopher Giancarlo, a former chief of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined the board of directors for the firm that issues the PayPal stablecoin.

J. Christopher Giancarlo, Former Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Blocks China-Tied Crypto Miners as 'National Security Risk' Near Nuke Base

President Biden ordered a halt to the MineOne operation near Warren Air Force Base, citing Chinese ownership, foreign technology and proximity to a strategic missile base.

Chinese-owned MineOne is said to have built a crypto mining operation within a mile of a U.S. missile base. (Warren Air Force Base)

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U.S. Senators Question Justice Department's Pursuit of Crypto Mixers

Senators from both parties, Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden, questioned the use of money-transmitter laws in cases such as those against Samouri Wallet and Tornado Cash.

Two U.S. senators wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland to complain about the prosecution of crypto mixers. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. House's McHenry Says Bill on Crypto Market Structure Will Get Floor Vote

The legislation known as FIT21, which would set up a system to govern U.S. crypto markets, is headed toward a House vote, though that may mark the end of this effort.

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry got tied up as temporary Speaker of the House, distracting him from crypto legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. CFTC Proposes Ban on Political Event Contracts

The U.S. derivatives regulator approved a proposed rule that punctuates a long-standing legal dispute between the agency and predictive markets platforms.

Rostin Behnam

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Stand With Crypto Sets Up Election War Chest, Backs Candidates Seeking Open Seats

Stand With Crypto – an advocacy group started by Coinbase last year – will start gathering cash from more than 400,000 members to give to favored congressional candidates.

Stand With Crypto Chief Strategist Nick Carr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Prometheum's Contentious Answer to Crypto Compliance Is Running Late

The startup's plan to launch a custody operation followed by SEC-compliant crypto trading missed its first-quarter target, but the firm says it's just finishing up some technical work.

Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan's Prometheum is planning to start its crypto custody business with Ethereum's ETH. (Screen capture/U.S. House Financial Services Committee)

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House Votes to Erase SEC Crypto Policy While President Biden Vows Veto

The House of Representatives voted in favor of a resolution to oppose the SEC's crypto accounting policy, Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121, as President Biden defends it.

President Joe Biden is threatening to veto an effort in Congress to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission's crypto accounting policy. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Crypto Mixers Targeted in U.S. House Democrats' Effort to 'Clamp Down' on Money Laundering

New legislation is on the way to target mixers as money-laundering tools, according to Rep. Sean Casten, who also highlighted Tether as the favorite token for illicit finance.

Sheila Warren writes Sam Bankman-Fried's case is a "tale as old as fraud." (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Poll: Most People Cringe About Crypto, But Enough Care to Warrant Politicians' Attention

A survey of swing-state voters shows that as many as 21% of them are serious about crypto policies, though more than two thirds of people distrust the digital-assets movement.

Sen. Sherrod Brown's Ohio is one of several swing states in which a new Harris poll measured crypto sentiment. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)