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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Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Ex-Biden Adviser Said Administration Was Pushing for Digital Dollar
As the crypto industry awaits a U.S. government decision on whether to issue a central bank digital currency, a former economic official said it was working toward that end.
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Don Verrilli Jr. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Grayscale to Argue SEC’s Inconsistency as Bitcoin ETF Dispute Heads to Court
The company’s appeal of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rejection of its bitcoin ETF will be argued in U.S. federal court next week in Washington, D.C.
Don Verrilli Jr. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Illinois Officials Pushing State Crypto Licensing to Emulate New York’s BitLicense
New bills to set up a digital assets regulation in Illinois are supported by the local regulator, as states continue to surge ahead of U.S. agencies on cryptocurrency efforts.
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Banking regulators issued another warning about crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
US Banking Regulators Warn Banks About Crypto Liquidity Risks
The Federal Reserve and other agencies issued another statement about crypto market vulnerabilities as a threat to U.S. banking.
Banking regulators issued another warning about crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
SEC’s Shadow Crypto Rule Taking Shape as Enforcement Cases Mount
The U.S. securities regulator has now issued dozens of actions outlining how it defines a crypto security and which firms should be exchanges, but the industry is in a holding...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
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Coinbase, Anchorage Digital Say They'd Be OK Under SEC Custody Proposal, but Risks May Lurk for Others
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to require investment advisers use only “qualified custodians” could complicate advisers' use of crypto platforms.
(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified by CoinDesk)
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
SEC Proposal Could Bar Investment Advisers From Keeping Assets at Crypto Firms
As long as crypto platforms and lenders aren’t registered as exchanges or banks, they wouldn’t qualify as custodians in the latest SEC limits proposed for registered investmen...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Crypto's Banking Problem: Industry Needs Access but US Regulators Keep Digital Assets at Bay
Federal banking regulators seem to have free rein over crypto's U.S. destiny – and they're using their power to push it out of banking.
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Adrienne A. Harris, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)
Regulator NYDFS Says Paxos Didn't Administer Binance USD in 'Safe and Sound' Manner: Reuters
The New York regulator said Paxos’ management of the stablecoin left it open to use by bad actors.
Adrienne A. Harris, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
Federal Reserve Governor Reinforces US Regulators’ Preference for Keeping Crypto Apart From Banks
Christopher Waller noted that the separation has kept the U.S. financial system out of crypto’s drama, and he’s hopeful the sector can work out its recent issues.
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)