Jesse Hamilton

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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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has posted an early draft of the U.S. tax form for reporting crypto transactions. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
IRS Unveils Form Your Broker May Send Next Year to Report Your Crypto Moves
The rule that calls for the new 1099-DA isn't finished, yet, but the U.S. tax agency has shared what the form might look like to report brokered sales of digital assets.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has posted an early draft of the U.S. tax form for reporting crypto transactions. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis says her stablecoin proposal would favor U.S.-oriented issuers. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Sen. Lummis: It'll Pay to 'Choose Circle Over Tether' Under U.S. Stablecoin Proposal
The co-author of the U.S. Senate's latest push for stablecoin regulations suggests Circle would have an edge over foreign competitors for customers seeking safety.
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis says her stablecoin proposal would favor U.S.-oriented issuers. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Crypto industry support may have helped lift Shomari Figures to his win in an Alabama congressional primary this week. (Courtesy of Figures for Congress)
Crypto PAC Spent Millions to Get Alabama Candidate on Path Toward Congress
Shomari Figures just won the Democratic primary in Alabama after $2.7 million in outside support from one of the digital assets industry's main campaign-finance operations.
Crypto industry support may have helped lift Shomari Figures to his win in an Alabama congressional primary this week. (Courtesy of Figures for Congress)
Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried had a lot of interactions with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and two senators are demanding details. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Elizabeth Warren Demands U.S. CFTC Chair Explain His Chats With SBF
CFTC chief Rostin Behnam previously disclosed there were meetings and messages with FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, but he hasn't granted another senator's call to see all the record...
Ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried had a lot of interactions with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and two senators are demanding details. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase is appealing a key point in its court dispute with Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission. (CoinDesk)
Coinbase Seeks to Take Core Question in U.S. SEC Case to Higher Court
The crypto exchange is trying to appeal part of a judge's recent denial of its motion to dismiss, focusing on whether the SEC can treat secondary trades as investment contract...
CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase is appealing a key point in its court dispute with Chair Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission. (CoinDesk)
Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Top U.S. House Lawmakers Meet on Stablecoin Bill Strategy: Punchbowl
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry and the panel's ranking Democrat, Maxine Waters, reportedly met with the Senate's majority leader on next steps.
Key U.S. lawmakers met Thursday to talk about how to advance stablecoin legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis said crypto could be a factor in key Senate contests this year. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Lummis: Crypto Will Erupt as Big Issue in Senate Races Including Banking Chair Brown's
Sen. Cynthia Lummis said there's an effort underway to ensure Republicans trying to take seats from Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are versed in crypto advocacy.
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis said crypto could be a factor in key Senate contests this year. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry is still optimistic about stablecoin legislation. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Key Congressman McHenry Is Bullish U.S. Stablecoin Law Will Pass This Year
The window is narrowing for legislation to set up rules for stablecoin issuers in 2024, but the retiring chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says it can be done...
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry is still optimistic about stablecoin legislation. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase has obtained a registration in Canada. (CoinDesk archives)
Coinbase Says Canadian License Makes It Country's Biggest Registered Crypto Exchange
The U.S. exchange announced it had achieved "restricted dealer" status, furthering its expansion into Canada that began last year.
CEO Brian Armstrong's Coinbase has obtained a registration in Canada. (CoinDesk archives)
Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is inviting comments on certain ether ETF proposals.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. SEC Calls for Comments on Spot ETH ETFs
The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened up comment periods for ETF applications for Grayscale, Fidelity and Bitwise.
Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is inviting comments on certain ether ETF proposals.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)