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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Trump Signs GENIUS Act Into Law: The Full Transcript

President Trump celebrated the signing of stablecoin legislation in a wide-ranging speech touching on crypto, regulation and political allies.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Trump Signs GENIUS Act Into Law, Elevating First Major Crypto Effort to Become Policy

President Donald Trump made it official during a White House ceremony, affixing a signature to the stablecoin regulation bill before a crowd of crypto insiders.

President Trump at GENIUS bill signing (Nik De/CoinDesk)

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GENIUS Act for Stablecoins Passes House on Way to Being First Major U.S. Crypto Law

On the heels of its vote to pass its Clarity Act to oversee crypto markets, the House of Representatives followed up with a 308-122 approval of GENIUS.

White House official Davis Sacks and top Republicans (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. House Passes CLARITY Act, Moves on to Stablecoin Vote

The House of Representatives will send its Clarity Act to the Senate to oversee the structure of crypto markets, and it's set for a final vote on the GENIUS Act.

(Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

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U.S. House's 'Crypto Week' Shifts Toward Getting All Legislation Out Thursday

A Republican clash over a CBDC ban momentarily delayed the industry's two legislative priorities, but the House set a long Thursday session to make up for it.

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

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'Crypto Week' Is Stuck Again as House Procedural Vote Drags On

The House market structure bill was supposed to get a final vote later Wednesday.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Senate Agriculture's Top Dem: Crypto Market Structure Effort Needs 'Serious Changes'

Two Senate committees – Banking and Agriculture – need to agree on a crypto market structure bill, and Ag's ranking Democrat outlined several areas to edit.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. (screen capture, Senate Agriculture Committee)

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'Crypto Week' Back on Track? Trump Says Defecting Lawmakers Ready to Vote for Bills

The House was supposed to vote at 5pm ET Monday after an earlier hiccup.

There was bipartisan opposition to advancing the crypto bills on a procedural motion. (C-SPAN)

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House's Crypto Markets Bill on Track, But Some in Industry Hope For Senate Overhaul

As prominent U.S. crypto insiders and Republicans in Congress push for industry unity on the House's Clarity Act, senators prepare to go their own way.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Jury Seated for Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm's Trial

Opening arguments are set to begin shortly.

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)