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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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Federal Reserve’s Powell: We Don’t Want to Strangle Crypto Innovation, but Sector Is a Mess
The central bank's chairman said the Fed is sticking to its warnings that banks should be “quite cautious” about getting involved in digital assets.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Acting OCC Chief Michael Hsu (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Banking Watchdog: You Can’t Trust Crypto Firms Until They Get Federal Oversight
The chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency equated the FTX collapse with a well-known 1990s bank failure in arguing for consolidated industry regulators.
Acting OCC Chief Michael Hsu (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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The Rise and Fall of Silvergate’s Crypto Business
The bank’s own data shows the rapid acceleration of its novel crypto-banking business and how leaning into digital assets made it vulnerable to the industry’s drama.
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Was Silvergate on Borrowed Time as Regulators Backed Banks Away From Crypto?
As customers abandon the prominent California-based crypto bank, its future gets increasingly murky.
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U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (left) and Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
U.S. Lawmakers Argue SEC Accounting Policy Undermines Safe Crypto Custody
Rep. Patrick McHenry, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis teamed up on a letter questioning regulators about crypto accounting policy.
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (left) and Rep. Patrick McHenry (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
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DeFi to Go Under Microscope at US CFTC Advisory Group’s Opening Session
The derivative regulators’ Technology Advisory Committee will examine DeFi among other tech priorities at a March 22 meeting.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
US SEC Plans to Keep Growing Crypto Unit as Enforcement Ramps Up
The securities regulator has almost filled the 20 slots previously added to its crypto squad and is looking to increase that number even further, a spokesperson said.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Treasury Undersecretary Nellie Liang (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Top US Treasury Official Says Leaders ‘Actively Evaluating’ Digital Dollar Question
The U.S. government is still weighing whether to start a CBDC, but Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang highlights benefits such as reinforcing the dollar’s global role.
Treasury Undersecretary Nellie Liang (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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)