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

U.S. House Ditching Its Stablecoin Bill to Back Trump's Choice From Senate

Heading into next week's "Crypto Week" on Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives is lining up a few votes as it puts its major focus on the Stability Act.

Rep. French Hill (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Tax Proposal That Didn't Make It to Trump's Budget Bill Pushed on Its Own

Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a standalone bill to pursue the same objectives to ease up on several tax concerns involving digital assets activity.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

News Analysis

Why Doesn't the U.S. Have a Bitcoin Reserve, Yet?

The latest comments from government officials at the center of that effort suggest U.S. bitcoin advocates may still have a wait ahead of them.

Bo Hines, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets of the White House

Policy

Congress' Budget Bill Advances From Senate Without Crypto Tax Provision

Hopes rose then quickly fell on a potential effort to slip a crypto tax provision into the legislation meant to activate Trump's core policy agenda.

U.S. Senate votes to approve budget bill (video capture, U.S. Senate)

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Policy

Senator Seeks to Waive U.S. Taxes on Small-Scale Crypto Activity in Big Budget Bill

The effort from Senator Cynthia Lummis is one of several crypto tax provisions in an amendment aimed at reducing tax burdens in core areas of the industry.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Industry's PAC Keeps Seeking to Add Allies as Congress Hashes Out Crypto Legislation

Crypto political action committee Fairshake dropped another $1 million on a Virginia special-election candidate, likely heading toward another win.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

Policy

Key U.S. Senator Tells White House Crypto Market Structure Bill Will Be Done by Sept. 30

The Senate and House are sending mixed messages on the most important crypto legislation awaited by the industry, with a new Senate deadline set.

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

Policy

Leading Crypto Senator Sees End of Year as U.S. Legislation Target

Senator Cynthia Lummis said her realistic goal for the crypto bills is the close of 2025, despite President Donald Trump's wish to sign legislation in August.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

U.S. Senators Pitch New Crypto Market Structure Framework as Hearing Approaches

Some of the Republican senators working on digital assets policy shared a set of principles to steer the the digital assets policies they're contemplating.

Senator Scott, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee

Markets

Fed's Powell Reiterates Patience on Rates in Congressional Testimony

Two Fed members earlier this week appeared to break with Powell, suggesting a rate cut would be appropriate as soon as the central bank's July meeting.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)