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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U.S. SEC chief Atkins said bond with sister agency CFTC to include joint meetings, exams

The SEC chairman made clear that formal new ties between the U.S. markets regulators will run so deep as to include combined meetings with firms pitching products.

CFTC Chair Mike Selig (left) and SEC Chair Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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CFTC chair highlights wide crypto agenda, including rules on DeFi, prediction markets

Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief Michael Selig updated his progress on guidance for DeFi developers, crypto derivatives and prediction markets.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Trump's threat to block Congress over voter-ID law leaves crypto bill on shakier ground

At a Republican event, the U.S. president delivered a speech that doubled down on recent comments he won't sign anything else until he gets the voting bill.

U.S. President Donald Trump at a Republican congressional event in Florida (capture from White House video)

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Market structure state of play: State of Crypto

Hopes are rising that the Clarity Act may soon see some forward motion.

Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Harald Mendoza/Unsplash)

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Those who cheered U.S. Bitcoin reserve have spent year watching Trump's order languish

The executive order to build President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has awaited congressional action, and sources say there's one idea left for 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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SEC, Justin Sun reach settlement over Tron lawsuit

Rainberry, a company affiliated with the Tron network, will pay a $10 million fine. Charges against Sun will be dismissed.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

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U.S. banking agencies say capital should be same for standard or tokenized securities

The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators clarified that the capital tally in banks needs identical treatment whether securities are tokenized or not.

Jefferies quietly becomes a power player in crypto investment banking. (Unsplash)

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Kraken's surprise Fed win may harken onslaught of crypto firms with narrow Fed access

The Kansas City Fed may term this "Tier 3" access, but Kraken's entry into the vaunted Fed payments system has riled bankers and raised crypto hopes.

U.S. Fed (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Crypto campaign PAC Fairshake marks first wins in 2026 U.S. congressional primaries

In the opening primaries of the midterm congressional contests, Fairshake is celebrating victories of several pro-crypto candidates backed by the super PAC.

Representative Al Green, a Texas Democrat (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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Trump urges passage of U.S. Clarity Act, attacks banks for 'undercutting' GENIUS

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the banking industry is trying to undermine the stablecoin bill he signed into law last year.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Shealah Craighead/Modified by CoinDesk)