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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US Banking Watchdog Says Crypto Turmoil Reinforces Cautious Approach

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu says the industry’s recent drama makes his agency more confident about limiting banks’ exposure to crypto.

Acting OCC chief Michael Hsu (Jesse Hamilton for CoinDesk)

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US Fed Evaluating SEC’s Position on Digital Assets Custody, Powell Says

The SEC’s directive that customers’ digital assets may need to be treated as belonging to an exchange’s balance sheet has banking regulators scratching their heads about how it’ll work.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, January 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)

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Republicans Seek to Counter Effort to Curtail Crypto Mining

The word of caution comes after Democrats warned a top environmental official in April about harms of digital assets mining.

U.S. lawmakers are debating what the government should do about crypto mining. (Getty Images)

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Secretaria del Tesoro de EE. UU. se reúne con líderes de bancos para hablar sobre cripto

Mientras que Janet Yellen se prepara para reunirse CEOs de bancos de Wall Street, un oficial del Departamento del Tesoro dijo que el colapso del mercado cripto demuestra la necesidad de regulaciones.

El departamento del Tesoro de EE. UU. está analizando detenidamente las regulaciones cripto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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US Treasury Secretary Talks Crypto With Bank Chiefs

While Secretary Janet Yellen prepared to meet with Wall Street banking CEOs, an official from the Treasury Department said the crypto market turmoil shows a need for regulations.

El departamento del Tesoro de EE. UU. está analizando detenidamente las regulaciones cripto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Presidente de la CFTC ve con optimismo el crecimiento del movimiento cripto de Washington

El presidente de la Comisión de Comercio de Futuros de Productos Básicos, Rostin Behnam, señaló que el proyecto de ley permitiría a la agencia imponer fees al sector cripto.

El ex comisionado de la CFTC, Dawn Stump, el presidente de la CFTC, Rostin Behnam, y el director de Contenido de CoinDesk, Michael Casey, hablan en Consensus 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Circle’s Disparte Calls CBDCs ‘a Preposterous Idea’ in Digital Dollar Debate

The stage at Consensus 2022 erupted with an intense dispute over the future of a Fed-managed digital currency.

Explorations Stage at Consensus 2022

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CFTC Chairman 'Encouraged' by Bill in Congress to Give the Agency More Crypto Oversight

Rostin Behnam noted the bill would allow the CFTC to assess fees on the industry.

El ex comisionado de la CFTC, Dawn Stump, el presidente de la CFTC, Rostin Behnam, y el director de Contenido de CoinDesk, Michael Casey, hablan en Consensus 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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CFTC Chief Heaps Praise on Bill That Boosts Agency’s Crypto Reach

Chairman Rostin Behnam supports the contours of the Lummis-Gillibrand regulatory bill released this week.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam says he's a fan of the sweeping new Lummis-Gillibrand bill that would establish crypto regulations.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Crypto Bill Condemned by Consumer Advocates in Washington

Consumer group gadflies were predictably ready with a damning quote shortly after the bi-partisan legislative proposal was made public.

(Cynthia Lummis modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)