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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News Analysis

The big crypto bill isn't dead, may return next month as Wall Street fight still looms

The digital assets crowd has been complaining bitterly about bank-lobbyist tactics, but Senate lawmakers have a much longer relationship with their bankers.

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

Policy

Senate Banking Committee cancels crypto market structure markup

The committee's Republican chairman, Tim Scott, had pushed for a quick process before it collapsed under the weigh of unfinished business.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott, and White House crypto adviser Bo Hines (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase pulls support for major crypto bill. Here's what it means for the industry

Coinbase's withdrawal of its support potentially derails market structure legislation, says an analyst, noting that it's bad for the crypto industry and good for the banks.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Policy

Coinbase pulls support from crypto market structure bill

CEO Brian Armstrong said there were "too many issues" with the bill.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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Policy

Senate banking chairman Scott: Trump-tied ethics clash doesn't belong in his crypto bill

Senator Tim Scott, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, told CoinDesk that he hopes to advance the crypto market structure bill, but some issues are unresolved.

Senator Tim Scott (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Senators pitch more than 75 amendments for crypto bill, including on yield, DeFi sections

A list of amendments — some of them far afield — is circulating for the planned markup hearing of the crypto market structure bill.

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

Policy

Senate's Warren: WLFI-tied bank application should be halted until Trump divests

Government-ethics questions still hang over the U.S. Senate's plans to vote on the crypto market structure bill, and Warren is raising a related argument.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

How a battle with bankers tarnished crypto's market structure bill near the finish line

The crypto industry contends that Wall Street giants stood behind community banks to undercut digital competitors before they could get a major legislative win.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

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JPMorgan CFO calls stablecoin yield payout 'obviously dangerous and undesirable'

JPMorgan's Jeremy Barnum said the bank would compete with crypto offerings but warned that stablecoin yield products look like banks without the same regulation.

JPMorgan building (CoinDesk glitch)

Policy

Senate files again for major crypto bill with stablecoin-rewards compromise, DeFi protections

A new draft of the Senate's legislation shows the bill has a compromise on stablecoin rewards and some protections for decentralized finance.

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott, and White House crypto adviser Bo Hines (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)