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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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)

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Trump's White House won't tolerate attacks on the president in crypto bill, adviser says

Patrick Witt, the president's digital assets adviser, told CoinDesk that anti-corruption provisions targeting Trump would not be acceptable.

Former Representative Patrick McHenry, White House adviser Patrick Witt and Treasury Department official Tyler Williams at the Ondo Summit in New York (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Crypto industry, banks not yet close to stablecoin yield deal at White House meeting

Industry insiders met with President Donald Trump's advisers, who asked that compromises be found this month for the Senate's crypto bill.

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets

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A Reddit-like social network for AI agents is getting weird, and memecoin traders are cashing in

Moltbook’s viral posts and strange user behavior memecoins, including MOLT soaring more than 7,000%.

bots robots (Shutterstock)

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U.S. SEC, CFTC chiefs push united front on paving the way for crypto

With Commodity Futures Trading Commission head Mike Selig new in the role, the agencies held a "harmonization" event to show they're side-by-side.

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

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Crypto bill clears U.S. Senate milestone despite Democrat opposition

The market structure legislation for the first time advanced beyond a committee, setting up the next steps that could end with a vote of the overall chamber.

Democratic Senator Corey Booker (screen capture, Senate Agriculture Committee)