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

Clarity Act, we hardly knew ye: We look at what was in the bill and what's replacing it

U.S. agencies are racing to substitute their regulations for the law that was meant to set crypto markets in governmental bedrock, but will the stand-ins last?

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Real stocks are finally coming on blockchain. Here’s how the SEC wants it to work

The SEC is giving tokenized stocks a regulated U.S. pathway, while keeping trading volumes, access and issuer rights tightly controlled.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Policy

U.S. SEC begins prepping for around-the-clock trading that crypto treats as the norm

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dug into plans for around-the-clock trading in an event on the same morning it approved tokenized securities.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC rolls out long-awaited 'innovation exemption' for tokenized securities venues

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a blanket 5-year exemption for listing and trading tokenized securities without registering as an exchange.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

U.S. House's tax committee advances crypto tax bill in wake of Clarity Act loss

The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act would ease complicated tax burdens for everyday use of cryptocurrencies, though Trump's industry ties spurred some pushback.

U.S. House Ways and Means Committee (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

News Analysis

Inside the last-minute political breakdown that doomed the Clarity Act vote

Last minute, behind-the-scenes disputes locked in a dismal showing for the market structure legislation the industry pinned its greatest hopes on.

The Senate vote on the Clarity Act failed to win the 60 votes it needed. (U.S. Senate)

Policy

Crypto Clarity Act flames out in failed U.S. Senate vote

The years-long effort to set U.S. regulations for crypto markets couldn't muster enough support to make the leap over the Senate's final 60-vote hurdle.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Clarity Act barrels toward disappointment barring last-minute Senate turnaround

As the parties dig in their heels, the market structure bill hasn't yet amassed the votes it would need to clear the first Senate hurdle scheduled for Tuesday.

Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Democrats send counteroffer to Republicans over Clarity Act provisions

Democratic Senators were said to be meeting late Monday to discuss the latest proposed draft text.

Ruben Gallego (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. House panel shares crypto tax bill ahead of hearing later this week

The House Ways and Means Committee published a crypto tax bill addressing de minimis transactions, staking and other issues for which the industry's clamored for policies.

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