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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Kalshi, Polymarket win pause against Minnesota's prediction market ban

A federal judge ruled that Minnesota's law criminalizing prediction markets would probably violate the federal Commodity Exchange Act.

CFTC's Mike Selig participates in a panel discussion during Consensus Miami 2026

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U.S. regulator warns prediction markets against cutting corners in event contracts

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission again issued an advisory that signals firms have been straying into cookie-cutter self-certification.

CFTC HQ

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Senate Dems should accept the victory they won on Trump's crypto limits: White House

U.S. Senate Democrats got President Donald Trump to accept potential limits on his lucrative crypto dealings, but they say the Clarity Act's restrictions aren't enough.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets (Consensus Miami 2026)

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Clarity Act expected to miss its window before Congress' summer break, leadership says

The deadline to get the crypto market structure bill done before senators scatter will likely be missed, says Majority Leader Thune, though it may get a start before then.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

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Senator Lummis: Ethics, other provisions in crypto Clarity Act to be further discussed

Senator Cynthia Lummis, one of the lead negotiators on the bill, told CoinDesk she was "pleased" that the updated bill was ready for release.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Key Democratic lawmakers say crypto Clarity Act 'falls short' on ethics, other issues

Several of the Democrats most likely to vote for the crypto market structure bill said they had issues with the new draft published by Republicans earlier in the day.

CoinDesk

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New draft of Clarity Act is out, and it would impose limits on Trump's crypto empire

Lawmakers have circulated text of the latest draft that will be pushed toward a Senate finish line, but they're still debating a core government-ethics piece.

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

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Crypto lobby group Digital Chamber sues Illinois to block digital asset tax

Illinois enacted a 0.2% tax on all crypto transactions last month, with the tax taking effect next year.

Chicago, Illinois (Pedro Lastra/Unsplash)

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Crypto Clarity Act still at mercy of ethics section as Democrats balk at Trump deal

The White House has circulated some details of the conflict-of-interest limits the president agreed to with Republican negotiators, but talks are still underway.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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White House pushes Senate Democrats to take 'historic' crypto Clarity Act ethics deal

Without revealing any details about the actual agreement from President Trump on potential presidential restrictions, his White House is urging its acceptance.

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