Latest from Jesse Hamilton
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.
Crypto execs Armstrong, Garlinghouse among many named to U.S. CFTC advisory group
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new chief, Mike Selig, repurposed the agency's previous CEO innovation council, almost tripling its members.
Crypto PAC Fairshake seeks to force resistant Texas Democrat Al Green from U.S. House
The super PAC is devoting $1.5 million to get Representative Al Green, a Democrat critical of the crypto industry, defeated by a primary challenger.
