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.

Latest from Jesse Hamilton

Policy

Wall Street Says a Fed Digital Dollar Spells Destruction for Banks

The U.S. Federal Reserve is considering whether to launch a CBDC like other nations, and bankers argue that’s a dangerous idea.

May 23, 2022

Bankers are warning the Federal Reserve board about the dangers of launching a digital dollar, at a time when several new members were sworn in this week. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Policy

Fed Vice Chair Pick and Ex-Ripple Adviser Tells Senators Crypto Needs Regulation

Former U.S. Treasury official Michael Barr fielded questions about crypto during his Senate nomination hearing.

May 19, 2022

Federal Reserve vice chairman nominee Michael Barr (Senate Banking Committee)

Policy

Biden Administration Wants Crypto Exchanges to Separate Customer and Corporate Funds

Federal officials saw Coinbase’s admission about customers’ vulnerability in a bankruptcy and will call for congressional action to segregate clients’ funds, source says.

May 18, 2022

The Biden administration is pushing for legislation that would fence off customer funds within crypto exchanges, keeping them safe in an exchange failure. (Andrey Denisyuk/Getty Images)

Policy

SEC’s Gensler Uses Crypto Oversight Needs as Case for Higher Budget

SEC Chair Gary Gensler told U.S. House budget appropriators that he’d like to be doing more to protect crypto investors.

May 18, 2022

SEC Chair Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

German Regulator Calls for New DeFi Laws

BaFin's Birgit Rodolphe cites the potential for fraud and investor losses.

May 16, 2022

Skyscrapers in Frankfurt, Germany (lupengyu/Getty Images)

Policy

Derivatives' Old Guard Fights FTX Chief Over Plan to Cut Out Middlemen

FTX CEO Bankman-Fried testified at a House hearing, defending his CFTC proposal to directly clear customers’ margin-backed derivatives.

May 12, 2022

Policy

'Failure Should Be an Option,' US Sen. Pat Toomey Says of UST Turmoil

The Banking Committee’s top Republican doesn’t want asset-backed stablecoins tarnished by the UST drama.

May 11, 2022

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

UST Meltdown Hasn't Spurred US Financial Stability Council Meeting: Sources

U.S. federal officials aren’t getting together to follow the game plan that’s typical when mainstream financial firms flounder.

May 11, 2022

The U.S. Department of the Treasury hasn't yet held any cross-agency meetings to discuss the fallout of UST's struggles. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

UST Woes Draw Spotlight in Janet Yellen's Senate Hearing on Financial Risks

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlights latest news on UST algorithmic stablecoin losing its dollar peg during Senate Banking Committee hearing.

May 10, 2022

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted the difficulties of UST during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on risks to the financial system. (Elizabeth Frantz-Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

New Fed Report Repeats Warning About Stablecoin Run Risks as UST Loses Peg

The Federal Reserve's biannual report came out on the same day Terra's dollar-pegged UST stablecoin fell below $0.85.

May 9, 2022

U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang is among U.S. officials warning about run risks in stablecoins. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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