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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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. SEC Warns Advisers They Need to Know Crypto Before Recommending to Clients
Brokers and investment advisers have to understand crypto and ensure it's in clients’ best interests before pitching investments, the SEC staff said in a bulletin.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Democrats Blast Draft Stablecoin Bill in First 2023 Hearing on Issue
Despite Republican House committee leaders publishing a draft bill and talking about progress, it hasn't been on the bipartisan level required for an eventual law, lawmakers s...
Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table With Assertion That DeFi Falls Under Securities Rules
Unless Congress legislates otherwise, U.S. oversight will hold most of the crypto world inside the SEC’s jurisdiction as the agency moves to make its reach increasingly explic...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
U.S. SEC Moves Toward DeFi Oversight as It Reopens Proposed Regulations
The Securities and Exchange Commission is confirming crypto industry worries that, yes, the proposal last year to widen its view of securities exchanges will fold in DeFi.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
SEC Advisory Group Backs Gensler’s Crypto Efforts but Asks for Industry Guidance
Apart from the Investor Advisory Committee’s request for some formal crypto guidance from the agency, it egged on the SEC chairman’s confrontation with the sector.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Treasury Warns DeFi Is Used by North Korea, Scammers to Launder Dirty Money
The department's first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with DeFi recommends the U.S. look at enhancements to its existing anti-money laundering regime.
U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversees the National Futures Association. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Futures Watchdog Issues Compliance Rule for Crypto Activities Among Members
The National Futures Association, which includes firms trading crypto futures, is imposing anti-fraud standards and supervision demands for those engaging in bitcoin and ether...
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversees the National Futures Association. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Nellie Liang (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Top U.S. Treasury Official Says Crypto Had No ‘Direct Role’ In Bank Failures
Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang told House lawmakers the crypto industry wasn’t a central factor in the wipeouts of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
Nellie Liang (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Crypto Exchange Beaxy Shut Down After SEC Lawsuit
The Securities and Exchange Commission also accused the exchange's founder of misappropriating customer money.
(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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FDIC Gives Deadline of Next Week for Crypto Depositors Stranded by Signature Failure
The U.S. banking regulator is aiming to get the deposits cleared by April 5.
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)