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. CFTC's Johnson Says She'll Also Exit, Leaving an Empty House for Incoming Chair

The last of the sitting commissioners for the U.S. regulator that may get top oversight duties over crypto is leaving along with all of her colleagues.

Kristin N. Johnson, commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)

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Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill, Clearing the Way for Final Passage

At least 60 Senators voted in favor of the GENIUS Act on Monday night.

Sen. Bill Hagerty, who spearheaded the GENIUS Act. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for 137 Ventures/Founders Fund/Jacob Helberg )

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Senate Dems Gear Up Resistance Ahead of Crucial Stablecoin Bill 'Cloture' Vote

The U.S. Senate is poised to try another high-stakes procedural vote to push stablecoin legislation forward, which could mark a major win for the crypto sector.

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (left) and Cynthia Lummis (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Stablecoin Bill Could Clear Senate Next Week, Proponents Say

Senator Bill Hagerty, who backed the Senate's version of the legislation, predicted the body will "make history" next week by passing the bill.

Senator Bill Hagerty

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Trump-tied World Liberty Financial Rebuffs U.S. Senator's Probe

Sen. Richard Blumenthal had written letters to Trump-affiliated executives, asking about their businesses, and WLFI called some of his assertions inaccurate.

World Liberty Financial leadership team. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Senate's New Stablecoin Draft Doesn't Target Trump's Crypto, Tweaks Big-Tech Approach

A legislative draft obtained by CoinDesk shows a marginally revised version despite Democrats citing "major victories" in the Senate negotiation.

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

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U.S. Senate's Stablecoin Push Still Alive as Bill May Return to Floor: Sources

The legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers hit a big bump a week ago, but negotiations continued and the latest version may move again.

U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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CFTC's Pham Said to Plot Exit, Agency May Be Left Without a Party Majority

As Summer Mersinger exits to run the Blockchain Association and Caroline Pham talks of leaving when the new chairman arrives, the commission may fall to two.

Caroline Pham, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Trump’s Memecoin, Crypto Stake Make Legislating ‘More Complicated’: Rep. French Hill

The congressman said he thinks getting a stablecoin bill and a market structure bill on President Donald Trump’s desk by the August recess is “still doable.”

Representative French Hill at Consensus

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New York Finance Watchdog Harris Says State's BitLicense Is Still a Global Standard

Adrienne Harris, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services, said her state's crypto licensing regime is tough, but effective.

Consensus 2025: Adrienne A. Harris