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Jesse Hamilton

Deputy Managing Editor, Global Policy and Regulation

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

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns of Crypto Risks

Yellen is set to tell U.S. lawmakers that the FSOC is especially wary of stablecoins and the potential for digital asset runs.

Feb 5, 2024

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is set to warn lawmakers about crypto hazards to financial stability. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Craig Wright Accused of ‘Industrial Scale’ Forgeries in First Day of COPA Trial

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance is unable to provide direct evidence that Wright isn’t Satoshi, counsel for Wright fired back.

Feb 5, 2024

Craig Wright (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for London Blockchain Conference )

Policy

India CBDC Insider Reveals Current Stance of Country's Central Bank

India’s central bank is weighing CBDC privacy technology and crypto tax is not part of its domain, a senior official told CoinDesk.

Feb 2, 2024

(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

Policy

U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Overturn SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy

Sen. Lummis and members of the House are pushing to repeal the SEC's Staff Accounting Bulletin 121, an effort that makes it harder for companies to custody crypto.

Feb 1, 2024

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

Policy

Man Behind Defunct BTC-e Exchange Once Popular with Criminals Faces U.S. Charges

Aliaksandr Klimenka is accused of processing billions in transactions for drug peddlers and cybercriminals throughout much of the 2010s.

Feb 1, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice grabbed another of the men it alleges moved billions in criminal money at BTC-e. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

U.S. Sen. Lummis Says 'Delicate' Talks Underway Over U.S. Crypto Legislation

Lummis is hopeful a stablecoin bill could move forward in the first half of 2024, before elections increase political pressures in Washington.

Feb 1, 2024

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)

Policy

Celsius to Distribute $3B Crypto to Creditors as Firm Emerges From Bankruptcy

The distribution will be made through PayPal and Coinbase.

Feb 1, 2024

Celsius to distribute $3 billions of crypto to creditors as firm emerges from bankruptcy.

Policy

FTX Expects to Fully Repay Customers but Won't Restart Defunct Crypto Exchange

An initial surge in the FTT token after the news turned negative, leaving FTT plummeting 15% today.

Jan 31, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK's Digital Pound Approach Should Help Manage Privacy Concerns, Experts Say

The Bank of England's recent consultation saw 50,000 responses, many welcoming the digital pound's design but sharing concerns about privacy.

Jan 31, 2024

Bank of England (Camomile Shumba)

Policy

HyperVerse's Alleged Ponzi Scheme Raked in Nearly $2B, Hired Actor as Fake CEO

The SEC and a grand jury have accused two people behind the alleged fraud.

Jan 29, 2024

U.S. authorities have accused HyperVerse backers of running a Ponzi scheme, using "deceptive" slides such as this. (Provided in federal court documents)
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