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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Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. House Panel Votes to Disapprove of Controversial SEC Custody Guidance
The House Financial Services Committee also adopted a bill giving the U.S. Secret Service more resources to investigate crypto crimes.
Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Coinbase appeared again in the U.S. Supreme Court to make a case on arbitration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Coinbase Made an Arbitration Case to the U.S. Supreme Court – Again
In a second case involving a legal argument over arbitration, the U.S. crypto exchange again appeared in the high court to argue about these agreements that affect everybody.
Coinbase appeared again in the U.S. Supreme Court to make a case on arbitration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Crypto PAC Fairshake is asking California crypto voters to oppose Rep. Katie Porter in the U.S. Senate race there. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Crypto Political Operation Targets California's Katie Porter by Undermining Her Base
A leading industry super PAC, Fairshake, is appealing directly to young crypto holders in Porter's state to reject the congresswoman's Senate bid
Crypto PAC Fairshake is asking California crypto voters to oppose Rep. Katie Porter in the U.S. Senate race there. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)
Man Who Laundered Billions in Bitcoins Says Bitcoin Fog Was a Help: Bloomberg
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty in the Bitfinex case last year, is now a U.S. witness who testified about his use of Bitcoin Fog and other mixers to hide loot.
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)
Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group is objecting to the settlement that Genesis struck with the New York attorney general. (CoinDesk)
DCG Calls Out Subsidiary Genesis' Settlement With New York as 'Subversive'
DCG filed an objection in bankruptcy court to the deal its own subsidiary secured to end the New York attorney general's investigation of fraud and money laundering controls.
Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group is objecting to the settlement that Genesis struck with the New York attorney general. (CoinDesk)
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee isn't poised to act on any crypto money-laundering legislation, sources have said. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Crypto Action in Senate Remains on Back Burner: Sources
Though industry insiders are eying Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats nervously as they push bills that may be harsh for the crypto sector, a key committee is so far ho...
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee isn't poised to act on any crypto money-laundering legislation, sources have said. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller says stablecoins may be doing the dollar a favor.  (Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images)
U.S. Federal Reserve Gov. Waller Says DeFi Could Boost Dollar's Global Strength
Despite some fears in government circles that crypto could undermine the dollar, the Fed governor said that the use of dollar-dependent stablecoins can boost the dollar's reac...
U.S. Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller says stablecoins may be doing the dollar a favor.  (Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images)
A top official with the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed earlier reports that Hamas relied heavily on crypto were faulty. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)
U.S. Treasury Debunks Narrative That Hamas Relied on Crypto to Fund Terrorism
The Treasury's top official on terrorism, Brian Nelson, said Hamas and other groups still prefer traditional financing, and crypto isn't figuring into their funding in a big w...
A top official with the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed earlier reports that Hamas relied heavily on crypto were faulty. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)
The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes arm reported on the use of bitcoin in human trafficking and other global crimes. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report
The Treasury's financial-crimes arm found that bitcoin was increasingly popular for use in trafficking of people and materials tied to child sexual abuse, though the data is f...
The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes arm reported on the use of bitcoin in human trafficking and other global crimes. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
The SEC Takes on Dealer Definitions
The new definition may shake the foundations of decentralized finance – and the agency doesn't care.
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)