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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Policy

SEC’s Atkins: 'Most Crypto Assets Are Not Securities' Under Bold New Vision

Paul Atkins, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said "most crypto assets are not securities."

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Policy

U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Coming, Bo Hines says, 'People will be very Pleased'

Two of President Donald Trump's leading officials on crypto, Bo Hines and Treasury's Tyler Williams, gave CoinDesk an inside take on their new report.

Bo Hines on CoinDesk TV

Policy

Samourai Wallet Devs Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Run Unlicensed Money Transmitter

The pair’s plea change comes amid Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s ongoing criminal trial on similar charges.

samurai and money - illustration for Samourai Wallet

Policy

No U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Plans as White House Touts Crypto Report

The report on the government's crypto plans doesn't offer a ton of surprises, mostly echoing familiar policy work, and it's got nothing new on the crypto stockpiles.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Age of Crypto’ Takes Shape With White House Working Group Report

A preview of a White House report on digital assets makes further recommendations to areas already in motion within the Clarity Act to oversee crypto markets and the GENIUS Act for stablecoins.

Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Will Not Take the Stand, Lawyers Say

After three days of witness testimony, Storm’s defense team rested their case on Tuesday.

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm outside the Manhattan courthouse where he is being tried for criminal money laundering (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)

Policy

Samourai Wallet Devs Expected to Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Charges

Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill both previously pleaded not guilty, but are expected to change their pleas in Manhattan on Wednesday morning.

Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) Japanese Woodblock Reprint Ishikawa Sosuke Sadatomo (Ishikawa Hyosuke Kazumitsu)

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New Lummis Bill Would Back Effort to Ensure Crypto Assets Can Justify U.S. Mortgages

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced another crypto bill, this one meant to reinforce an effort underway to allow use of digital assets in mortgage underwriting.

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

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Quintenz, Trump's Pick as Potential U.S. Crypto Watchdog, Delayed by White House

Brian Quintenz, Trump's CFTC nominee, has been stalled by the White House in the committee vote that could send his confirmation to the Senate floor.

Brian Quintenz (Senate Agriculture Committee, screen capture)

News Analysis

Trump Eyes Moving U.S. Economy Further Into Crypto Via Mortgages, 401(k)s

Democrats continue to object as this week promises more developments in the White House's strategy to get digital assets involved in U.S. economic mainstays.

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