Latest from Jesse Hamilton
Crypto World Petitions Trump to Push Quintenz's CFTC Nomination in Ongoing Saga
The industry is now openly urging the confirmation process that was delayed by the White House for the CFTC leadership that will be key to digital assets regulation.
Crypto Offers Answer to Money Laundering Crisis: Global Alert Network Called 'Beacon'
An industry-wide project led by TRM Labs is officially going live, and includes law enforcement and the major exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance.
U.S. Federal Reserve's New Supervision Chief Sold on Bringing Crypto to Finance
The Fed vice chair who leads banking oversight, Michelle Bowman, comes across as a crypto evangelist as she echoes industry views on its regulatory needs.
New U.S. Crypto Group AIP Joins Crowded Field, Targets Policymaker Education
The American Innovation Project is the latest digital assets advocacy organization to launch, but its tax status could help it find a niche.
U.S. Treasury Department Starts Work on GENIUS, Gathering Views on Illicit Activity
The new stablecoin law called for the Treasury engagement on detecting illicit crypto activity, so the department is opening a comment period.
U.S. Fed Officially Scraps Specialist Group Meant to Oversee Crypto Issues
The Federal Reserve has shuttered the Novel Activities Supervision Program it built in 2023 that was — in part — meant to focus on banks' crypto activity.
Wall Street Joins Consumer Advocates to Call for Edit to GENIUS Act on Stablecoins
U.S. bankers are pushing hard for revisions of the new stablecoin law even before regulators have begun the first steps of writing the rules.
A16z, DeFi Group Pitch U.S. SEC on Safe Harbor for DeFi Apps
The crypto investment firm and the DeFi Education Fund have proposed an approach to exempting broker registration for tech offering gateways to DeFi activity.
Terraform's Do Kwon Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Wire Fraud in UST Blow-up
The 33-year-old Korean national said he "knowingly" participated in a scheme that defrauded purchasers.
Who Is Patrick Witt, President Trump's Next Senior Adviser on Crypto?
The White House's crypto group will apparently be led again by an ex-college football star-turned-politician, though this one has some deeper DC roots.
