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

Stablecoin issuers get closer to U.S. federal rules with FDIC's new proposal

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approved a proposed rule to govern the issuers, even as the Senate continues to debate GENIUS Act details.

U.S. FDIC Chairman Travis Hill (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Chainalysis adds 'natural language' AI agents to its blockchain investigation platform

CEO Jonathan Levin says it marks a "really important moment" for making such analysis more accessible as the crypto industry grows with non-native entrants.

Chainalysis co-founder Jonathan Levin. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

News Analysis

Prediction markets backlash builds possible stormcloud for 2027

Odds favor a Democratic rise in Congress next year, when lawmakers who've begun going after firms such as Kalshi and Polymarket may have greater sway.

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Democrats urge warnings to federal officials against insider bets on prediction markets

Members of the House and Senate asked the CFTC and federal ethics office to remind government employees it's illegal to make insider derivatives trades.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Top Democrat on House committee questions Kraken's Federal Reserve account

Maxine Waters, who would likely take the House Financial Services Committee gavel again if Democrats win the House, sent a letter to the Kansas City Fed.

Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi at the Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. midterms pack major digital assets punch as Stand With Crypto preps strategy

The terrain of Congress is likely to shift considerably even as the crypto sector continues to chase fundamental legislation.

Representative Zach Nunn (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

Market structure bill compromise draws wide-ranging reaction from fractured crypto crowd

The yield agreement, seen as a step toward finally advancing the stalled market structure bill, hasn't yet fully won industry support.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Policy

AI agents to help investigators unearth crypto criminals, according to new TRM program

TRM Labs has added an AI agent to the services the blockchain analytics firm offers law enforcement agencies.

Consensus 2025: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

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U.S. lawmakers dig into tokenizing securities as Trump ties muddy waters

A U.S. House of Representatives hearing reviewed tokenization, with a broad agreement that securities traded via token need the same treatment as regular trading.

French HIll, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Stablecoin yield in crypto Clarity Act won't allow rewards on balances, latest text says

The crypto industry got a first look at legislative language that won't allow rewards on stablecoin balances, and the approach is seen as restrictive.

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