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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SEC Chair Gary Gensler
SEC Blasted on Custody Proposal by JPMorgan, Crypto Firms and a Fellow Agency
The U.S. securities regulator recently proposed requiring investment advisers to keep customers’ crypto assets with “qualified custodians” and is now facing wide criticism for the potential future rule.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler
New York Attorney General Letitia James (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
New York Attorney General Seeks New Crypto Powers for State Regulators
The bill would follow legal suits pursued by Letitia James against companies like Celsius, CoinEx and Nexo.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
SEC Chair Gary Gensler
U.S. SEC Changes Its Mind on Officially Labeling Digital Assets
The Securities and Exchange Commission was about to define “digital asset” but deleted it in the final version of a rule, reversing a move that might have started formalizing crypto’s role.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
RFK Jr. Raises Crypto Taxes, Regulation as Issues in Opening Days of 2024 Presidential Race
Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. is criticizing the White House effort to establish a 30% tax for crypto mining in the U.S.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Equipo de minería de criptomonedas. (Getty Images)
La Casa Blanca impulsa un impuesto punitivo para la minería de criptomonedas
El gobierno de Biden está haciendo campaña para aprobar un impuesto que apareció por primera vez en una reciente propuesta sobre el presupuesto federal. El impuesto buscaría que los mineros de criptomonedas paguen una cifra equivalente al 30% de sus costos de energía.
Equipo de minería de criptomonedas. (Getty Images)
Mining rig
White House Pushes for Punitive Tax on Crypto Mining
The Biden administration is campaigning for a tax first sought in a recent federal budget proposal, advocating that crypto miners pay an amount equal to 30% of their energy costs.
Mining rig
Gary Gensler (CoinDesk screen grab from video)
SEC Chairman Gensler Releases Another Video Dig at Crypto Industry
The regulator made an investor-education video arguing that digital-assets businesses haven't complied with securities laws.
Gary Gensler (CoinDesk screen grab from video)
U.S. Capitol
House Republicans Make Case on Stablecoin Bill After Democrats Called for Do-Over
Their latest draft legislation sets up shared federal and state oversight and says stablecoins aren’t securities, but it’s uncertain what bipartisan support the effort will find.
U.S. Capitol
U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Sanctions 3 North Koreans for Supporting Hacking Group Known for Crypto Thefts
The three were engaged in crypto activities themselves, and the U.S. Treasury Department says they were tied to the networks of DPRK entities laundering stolen crypto or moving illicit funds for that country.
U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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