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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Congressional Republicans in Hot Pursuit of Biden-Era's Crypto Debanking

The House Oversight and the Senate Banking committees are probing accusations that U.S. regulators blocked crypto insiders from banking.

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

Policy

Crypto Critic Elizabeth Warren Probes Trump's Meme Coin Venture

Senator Warren and a member of the House commerce panel are pressing for a review of Trump's effort to make "extraordinary profits off his presidency."

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat

Policy

Trump Issues Crypto Executive Order to Pave U.S. Digital Assets Path

President Donald Trump has signed a long-awaited crypto order that sets a federal agenda meant to move U.S. digital assets businesses into friendly oversight.

President Donald Trump

Policy

Absence of Trump Crypto Order Amps Industry Tension as He Fails to Mention in Speech

Trump spoke at length about AI but not crypto in World Economic Forum speech, but the president has an executive-order signing session scheduled.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders

Policy

Lummis to Lead Crypto-Vital U.S. Senate Panel With Digital Assets Industry Defenders

Led by Senator Cynthia Lummis, arguably crypto's most loyal friend in Congress, the Senate Banking Committee's new digital assets panel includes other fans.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican

Policy

Trump's CFTC Pick Clears Top Ranks of Key US Crypto Regulator

Caroline Pham, the CFTC's interim chief elevated by President Donald Trump, has cleared the decks of the derivatives regulator's senior officials.

Commissioner Caroline Pham is proposing a crypto regulation pilot program at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Policy

House Dems Warn of Corruption in Trump's Crypto Business Moves

The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is asking for a probe into Trump's financial conflicts of interest he said are "proliferating wildly."

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders

Policy

It's Official: Gary Gensler Is Out at the SEC, and Crypto-Friendly Mark Uyeda Is In

President Donald Trump has elevated Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda to take over the SEC from a now-departed Gary Gensler.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler says the agency's court loss led to bitcoin ETF approvals. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham Gets Trump Nod as Acting Chair

The Republican commissioner and former Citibank executive has a deep background in crypto and has worked on digital assets policy aims at the agency.

Commissioner Caroline Pham is proposing a crypto regulation pilot program at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Ball to Celebrate Trump's Return Marks Hope for New Era of Policymaking

Crypto leaders attended a pre-inaugural bash in Washington, cheering Trump's return to the White House and hoping it will benefit digital assets.

Christian Narvaez