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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Policy

Crypto campaign PAC Fairshake marks first wins in 2026 U.S. congressional primaries

In the opening primaries of the midterm congressional contests, Fairshake is celebrating victories of several pro-crypto candidates backed by the super PAC.

Representative Al Green, a Texas Democrat (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Policy

Trump urges passage of U.S. Clarity Act, attacks banks for 'undercutting' GENIUS

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the banking industry is trying to undermine the stablecoin bill he signed into law last year.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Shealah Craighead/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC chief Selig to clear path for U.S. perpetual futures in coming weeks

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman, appearing beside his Securities and Exchange Commission counterpart, said several crypto policies are coming.

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

News Analysis

Crypto world faces growing pressure to relent on stablecoin rewards to win bigger prize

As much as crypto negotiators paint bank lobbyists' campaign against stablecoin yield as unfair, it landed a blow that one dramatic move could end.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Senate Democrats asked Treasury, DOJ to probe Binance's illicit finance controls

Nine lawmakers asked the federal agencies to investigate the global crypto exchange after reports of potential funding channeled to terrorist groups.

Senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren are among lawmakers pursuing probes into Binance. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. regulator's GENIUS pitch casts dark cloud over crypto sector's stablecoin model

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rules that would govern stablecoins, including apparent limits on rewards that may affect Coinbase.

Jonathan Gould (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

OCC pitches stablecoin rules as U.S. Senate holds banking hearing in which crypto stars

Before the Senate Banking Committee gaveled its banking-oversight hearing to a start, crypto claimed much of the oxygen, including in an OCC policy push.

U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould

Policy

MrBeast editor nabbed by prediction market firm Kalshi for alleged insider trading

The company said it punished the MrBeast employee and another user it said tried to get away with contracts relying on inside information.

An employee for YouTube star MrBeast was called out for insider trading at Kalshi. (Victoria Sirakova /Getty Images)

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News Analysis

A $100 million crypto campaign fund with a pro-Trump vibe so far failed to show up

The Fellowship political action committee promised $100 million, with reports that Tether may have been tied as a backer, but the fund has so far delivered zero.

election finance (photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

The chief of the SEC is headlining an event sponsored by a crypto firm at war with it

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is a marquee speaker at a policy summit backed by Unicoin, whose CEO says the agency chief is being duped by his staff.

Unicoin truck "The War on Crypto is NOT Over" (courtesy of Unicoin)