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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Regulación

U.S. DOJ hits Paxful for $4 million in case tied to illegal sex work, money laundering

The crypto platform's penalty was sharply reduced due to its ability to pay, according to U.S. authorities.

The U.S. Department of Justice grabbed another of the men it alleges moved billions in criminal money at BTC-e.  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Regulación

SEC's Paul Atkins grilled on crypto enforcement pull-back, including with Justin Sun, Tron

The U.S. agency's chairman said in a House hearing that he's open to a confidential briefing for lawmakers on the topic.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Regulación

Crypto PAC Fairshake leaps into first midterm Senate race with $5 million in Alabama

The industry's leading campaign-finance operation is getting behind a pro-crypto candidate, Barry Moore, in Alabama's Republican Senate primary.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

Regulación

Crypto's banker adversaries didn't want to deal in latest White House meeting on bill

The White House had instructed crypto executives and bankers to come ready to compromise, but bankers maintained their call for a ban on stablecoin yields.

The White House, the executive office of the U.S. President (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Publicidad

Regulación

Ex-SafeMoon CEO gets 8-year prison sentence for defrauding investors

Braden John Karony had been convicted last year on several federal charges, and he's ordered to pay back $7.5 million in restitution.

The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Regulación

Sam Bankman-Fried files for new trial over FTX fraud charges

The incarcerated former leader of the failed crypto exchange wants a new chance to defend against fraud charges.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Nuevas análisis

U.S. government isn't poised to sweep in with bitcoin buys, despite Jim Cramer rumor

President Donald Trump did order a bitcoin reserve, but it doesn't yet exist, even as the CNBC host says the feds will start filling it when bitcoin hits $60,000.

CNBC host Jim Cramer

Regulación

U.S. Treasury's Bessent calls out crypto 'nihilists' resisting market structure bill

Treasury Secretary Bessent said market participants who don't want strong regulation should "move to El Salvador."

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Publicidad

Regulación

U.S. regulator declares do-over on prediction markets, throwing out Biden era 'frolic'

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission tumultuous legal fight with events-contracts firms is done, and its new leader is yanking previous policy efforts.

CFTC Chair Mike Selig (left) and SEC Chair Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Regulación

Canada’s investment watchdog rolls out crypto custody rules to avoid another QuadrigaCX

CIRO’s new digital asset custody framework takes effect immediately, raising standards for crypto trading platforms as regulators push to reduce investor risk.

(Photo by rc.xyz NFT gallery on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)