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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ADA, XRP, SOL Plunge as White House Backpedals on Trump's Crypto Reserve Plan

An official said Trump was "just giving five examples" of cryptocurrencies that could theoretically be in a crypto stockpile.

White House (Suzy Brooks/Unsplash)

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As Crypto Summit Nears, White House Maintains Special Status for Bitcoin

The approach to the newly announced bitcoin reserve grants that BTC deserves special treatment among digital assets, a White House official said.

Trump in the Oval Office

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Trump Orders ‘Fort Knox’ Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Assets Stockpile

The U.S. president directed his administration to establish a bitcoin reserve to hold seized assets, and it's setting up a separate crypto stockpile.

President Donald Trump

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Texas Surges in U.S. States' Race to Put Public Funds Into Crypto

Texas' bitcoin strategic reserve bill clears its senate, while New Hampshire marks a committee win and Utah teeters on a deadline this week.

Austin

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U.S. Senate's Banking Chair Pushes Debanking Bill After Crypto Uproar

Senator Tim Scott, the chief of the banking committee, is backing a bill to stop U.S. regulators from citing "reputational risk" as a reason to block clients.

Senator Scott will be the next chairman of the Senate Banking Committee

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Effort to Kill IRS Crypto Rule Clears U.S. Senate Hurdle

With a split among Democrats, the Senate resolution to erase the IRS' DeFi-focused crypto broker rule passed with a massive majority and is now up to the House.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase, Chainlink, Strategy Among Companies Attending Trump's Crypto Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump is slated to host the summit.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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President Warming Up His Pen to Sign Resolution to Kill IRS Crypto Rule If Passed

As the U.S. Senate began its process to consider a resolution to erase the recent IRS rule that targets DeFi, the White House cheered it on.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Chasing Receipts at SEC to Tally Cost of Agency's Crypto Saga

The U.S. digital assets exchange made a public-records request to add up what the regulator spent on crypto cases in recent years, including against Coinbase.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

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U.S. Senate Expected to Vote on Erasing IRS's Crypto Broker Rule That Threatens DeFi: Source

Senate leaders are said to be queuing up votes to reverse two Biden-era regulations tied to digital assets: the IRS DeFi rule and a CFPB digital-payments rule.

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