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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Senate Ag Releases Long-Awaited Version of Crypto Market Structure Legislation

The bill brings Congress a step closer to firmly defining how the CFTC and SEC can oversee crypto.

(Darren Halstead/Unsplash)

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U.S. Regulator That May Rule Over Digital Assets Pushing Toward Crypto Spot Trading

The CFTC's interim boss, Caroline Pham, is said to be personally guiding exchanges on launching compliant products as she also overhauls the agency.

CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline Pham speaks at SEC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Since Trump's Election, Crypto Has Experienced a Wild Year-Long Ride

The industry's staunch ally (and sometimes business partner) in the White House has brought a flood of drama, both good and bad.

President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Fed's Miran Says Policy Needs to Adjust to Stablecoin Boom That Could Reach $3T

The Federal Reserve governor argued that stablecoins' increasing demand for dollar-tied assets such as Treasuries will force monetary policy decisions.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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U.S. Government Shutdown Stretches to Record 36 Days, Continues Risk of Derailing Crypto Bill

Market structure legislation could still see movement this year, but likely won't become law before 2026.

Patrick Witt

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Canada Begins March Toward Stablecoin Regulations

In the wake of the U.S. GENIUS Act, Canadian lawmakers are moving on Canadian-dollar-backed stablecoin legislation, which is being cheered by crypto interests.

Toronto, Canada, waterfront (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Faces Flak from Traditional Bankers on Its Push for Trust Bank Charter

One of the biggest advocacy groups for banking in the U.S. has asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to dismiss Coinbase's licensing effort.

U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould

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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)

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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 app on a mobile phone screen (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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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")