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 Bank Custodia Suffers Another Court Rejection in Fed Master Account Pursuit

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Custodia nine months after hearing arguments in the company's effort to secure a Federal Reserve master account.

Caitlin Long, Founder and CEO, Custodia Bank and Michael Casey, Chief Content Officer, CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase Tops Expectations as Transaction Revenue Hits $1B

Coinbase’s Base network became profitable in Q3 as transaction volume rose and ETH prices climbed, supporting broader gains across trading and services.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan's Release From Prison Wasn't Us, White House Says

Despite her social-media suggestions that President Donald Trump let the rapper out earlier from her Bitfinex hack sentence, an official said that's not the case.

Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan has dropped another music video before she reports to her 18-month prison sentence in the Bitfinex hack. (Screen shot from "Razzlekhan vs. The United States")

Policy

Crypto Backers for Trump's Ballroom Project Remain Largely in Shadows During Fallout

Donald Trump's demolition of the White House's East Wing for a new ballroom was partly backed by high-profile crypto folks who aren't keen on talking about it.

White House East Wing demolition for President Donald Trump's ballroom project (Getty Images)

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Policy

Trump Names SEC Crypto Task Force Head Selig as Next Nominee to Run U.S. CFTC

If confirmed, current SEC official Mike Selig would take over the U.S. commodities watchdog as it's poised to be given wide authority over crypto.

Mike Selig (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance's CZ Wins Pardon From U.S. President Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao months after he said he'd asked for a pardon.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Nikhilesh De/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Senate Democrats Assure Crypto CEOs They're Still Willing to Move Legislation

Several top crypto executives met with senators to hash out next steps on moving forward with the bill that would regulate U.S. crypto markets.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Policy

Government Shutdown Threatens Crypto's Big Picture as It Stretches to Second-Longest

The closure of the federal government isn't yet making a significant dent in the digital assets sector's interactions, but it's doing damage to long-term goals.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Gov. Waller: U.S. Fed to 'Embrace Disruption,' Pitches 'Skinny' Master Account Idea

At its first event on payment innovations, the Federal Reserve's Christopher Waller suggested a compromise over the crypto world's "master account" aims.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller at DC Fintech Week (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Surging in Crypto Activity Under Trump: TRM Labs Report

While the growth still trails India's boom, digital assets activity jumped 50% in the U.S. in six months, cementing it further as the top global marketplace.

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)