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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SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table With Assertion That DeFi Falls Under Securities Rules

Unless Congress legislates otherwise, U.S. oversight will hold most of the crypto world inside the SEC’s jurisdiction as the agency moves to make its reach increasingly explicit.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. SEC Moves Toward DeFi Oversight as It Reopens Proposed Regulations

The Securities and Exchange Commission is confirming crypto industry worries that, yes, the proposal last year to widen its view of securities exchanges will fold in DeFi.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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SEC Advisory Group Backs Gensler’s Crypto Efforts but Asks for Industry Guidance

Apart from the Investor Advisory Committee’s request for some formal crypto guidance from the agency, it egged on the SEC chairman’s confrontation with the sector.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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U.S. Treasury Warns DeFi Is Used by North Korea, Scammers to Launder Dirty Money

The department's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.

U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Futures Watchdog Issues Compliance Rule for Crypto Activities Among Members

The National Futures Association, which includes firms trading crypto futures, is imposing anti-fraud standards and supervision demands for those engaging in bitcoin and ether trading.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Top U.S. Treasury Official Says Crypto Had No ‘Direct Role’ In Bank Failures

Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang told House lawmakers the crypto industry wasn’t a central factor in the wipeouts of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

Nellie Liang (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Crypto Exchange Beaxy Shut Down After SEC Lawsuit

The Securities and Exchange Commission also accused the exchange's founder of misappropriating customer money.

Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de Estados Unidos. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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FDIC Gives Deadline of Next Week for Crypto Depositors Stranded by Signature Failure

The U.S. banking regulator is aiming to get the deposits cleared by April 5.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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U.S. CFTC Chief Behnam Reinforces View of Ether as Commodity

That view differs from the apparent SEC view that ETH may be a security.

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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U.S. Bank Regulators Investigating Leaders of the Failed Tech Banks

FDIC chief Martin Gruenberg said a probe is underway as he and Fed Vice Chairman Michael Barr get set to tell U.S. senators what went on at Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank.

Martin Gruenberg, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.  (Alex Wong/Getty Images)