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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Elizabeth Warren Demands U.S. CFTC Chair Explain His Chats With SBF

CFTC chief Rostin Behnam previously disclosed there were meetings and messages with FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, but he hasn't granted another senator's call to see all the records.

Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried had a lot of interactions with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and two senators are demanding details. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Seeks to Take Core Question in U.S. SEC Case to Higher Court

The crypto exchange is trying to appeal part of a judge's recent denial of its motion to dismiss, focusing on whether the SEC can treat secondary trades as investment contracts.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

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Asset Tokenization Draws Focus From Global Securities Watchdogs

The International Organization of Securities Commissions intends to analyze whether or not further policy direction is needed.

globe held in someone's hand (Greg Rosenke/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Top U.S. House Lawmakers Meet on Stablecoin Bill Strategy: Punchbowl

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry and the panel's ranking Democrat, Maxine Waters, reportedly met with the Senate's majority leader on next steps.

Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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DeFi Exchange Uniswap Receives Enforcement Notice From the SEC

Uniswap’s CEO Hayden Adams took to X on Wednesday to say that the exchange is “ready to fight” after receiving notice that the regulator is planning an enforcement action.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told Uniswap it intends to pursue an enforcement action.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Lummis: Crypto Will Erupt as Big Issue in Senate Races Including Banking Chair Brown's

Sen. Cynthia Lummis said there's an effort underway to ensure Republicans trying to take seats from Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are versed in crypto advocacy.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is one of the lawmakers asking for more information after the SEC's X account was compromised on Tuesday. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Key Congressman McHenry Is Bullish U.S. Stablecoin Law Will Pass This Year

The window is narrowing for legislation to set up rules for stablecoin issuers in 2024, but the retiring chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says it can be done.

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry says the stablecoin legislative debate is still moving forward this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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South Korea’s April 10 Election: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Universe

In South Korea’s election, voters casting their ballot based on crypto policies could be decisive given the predictions of a tight election.

(Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

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Jury Begins Deliberations in Civil Fraud Case Against Do Kwon, Terraform Labs

The U.S. SEC has argued that Do Kwon and his company lied to investors about the stability of TerraUSD and its integration with a Korean mobile payments app.

A U.S. jury began deliberating in the civil trial against Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, accused of fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Says Canadian License Makes It Country's Biggest Registered Crypto Exchange

The U.S. exchange announced it had achieved "restricted dealer" status, furthering its expansion into Canada that began last year.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)