Latest from Jesse Hamilton
Hyperliquid starts DeFi lobbying group with $29 million token backing
Jake Chervinsky, CEO of the Hyperliquid Policy Center, said markets are migrating to blockchain, and the U.S. need to adopt new rules of risk being left behind.
Stripe's stablecoin firm Bridge wins initial approval of national bank trust charter
The U.S. banking license would allow Bridge to issue and manage stablecoins under direct federal oversight.
CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig fired a legal warning shot defending his agency's jurisdiction over the event contract space.
Crypto mining can help energy volatility, Paradigm responds to policy onslaught
As U.S. lawmakers consider limits on data and mining facilities because of energy usage, the industry wants to explain that their crypto worries are unfounded.
BlackRock's digital assets head: Leverage-driven volatility threatens bitcoin’s narrative
Rampant speculation on crypto derivatives platforms is fueling volatility and risking bitcoin’s image as a stable hedge, says BlackRock’s digital assets chief.
Trump-linked Truth Social seeks SEC approval for two crypto ETFs
The filings include a bitcoin and ether ETF and a staking-focused Cronos fund, deepening the Truth Social brand’s ambitions in digital asset investing.
Crypto group counters Wall Street bankers with its own stablecoin principles for bill
After the bankers shared a document at the White House demanding a total ban on stablecoin yield, the crypto side answers that it needs some stablecoin rewards.
Wall Street analysts slash Coinbase price targets after Q4 miss — but shares rally
Barclays, Benchmark, Clear Street, and JPMorgan all cut targets, citing weak retail trading and macro headwinds.
U.S.-based DeFi group urges UK FCA to anchor crypto rules to 'unilateral control'
DeFi Education Fund says developers of non-custodial protocols should not be regulated as intermediaries under the U.K.’s proposed crypto regime.
Ethereum Foundation leadership shake-up: Tomasz Stańczak out as co-executive director
Stańczak came aboard in 2025 after the exit of longtime chief Aya Miyaguchi amid criticism the foundation wasn’t doing enough to push the Ethereum ecosystem.
