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. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages

The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi's as swaps that require the agency's oversight.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Top Democrat among Senate investigators probes ties between Cantor Fitzgerald, Tether

As Democrats steadily rise in their potential to take back a Senate majority, Senator Richard Blumenthal is digging into Tether's U.S. financial partnership.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Bo Hines, a former White House adviser who is CEO of Tether U.S. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

NFL joins pushback against prediction markets as U.S. Supreme Court asked to act

In opposition to federal oversight of the prediction markets, the National Football League has sided with states, Gary Gensler and one of the authors of the relevant law.

Patriots by Getty

Policy

Crypto's campaign arm, Fairshake, sets lists of U.S. House favorites it'll spend on

The super PAC shared a list of more than 30 incumbent candidates it's backing, with about a million dollars going to three names from each party.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

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U.S. CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto regulations, though spot-market gap lingers

The derivatives regulator is proposing two rules meant to cover the waterfront of crypto activity and exchanges, as long as it's not simple, direct trading.

U.S. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bank group sues U.S. regulator over granting crypto trust charters

The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accusing the regulator of overstepping its legal authority.

Jonathan Gould (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

Trump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown

The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive history as a watchdog of tech innovation.

Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton

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SEC proposes new crypto custody rules for investment advisers and funds

The regulator issued a proposed rule for custody, marking a swan song for its inaugural Crypto Task Force chief, Commissioner Hester Peirce, who exits this week.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Another Trump memecoin dinner advertised for token's top investors

The company managing the memecoin calls the November event the "most exclusive dinner in the world."

Trump arrives at an NFT dinner in May 2024. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Illinois agrees to six-month delay of crypto tax as industry continues court battle

Both sides agreed the 0.2% tax should be put off until July 1, if the court approves the deal, which will let the state and industry focus on the legal dispute.

Springfield, Illinois