Jesse Hamilton

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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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)
SEC Warns Coinbase It's Pursuing Enforcement Action Over Securities Violations
Coinbase says the SEC informed the company of plans to pursue an enforcement action against the exchange and its staking services, but few details were offered.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)
Senator Elizabeth Warren (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)
U.S. Senate’s Warren Calls for Crackdown on ‘Sham’ Crypto Audits
The senator and her Democratic colleague Ron Wyden asked the U.S. auditing watchdog to rein in bogus audits in the digital assets sector.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)
Coinbase argued Tuesday in the first crypto-related case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Coinbase Argues an Arbitration Case in U.S. Supreme Court as Crypto Makes Its Debut
The first cryptocurrency matter to come up at the high court isn’t directly about digital assets but is a dispute over how courts should handle scuffles over arbitration.
Coinbase argued Tuesday in the first crypto-related case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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No Crypto Banking Port Has Really Opened Up in This U.S. Storm
As Silvergate, Signature and Silicon Valley banks imploded, crypto customers grabbed assets and ran, but those hoping to land at major U.S. banks have been mostly disappointed...
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The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
U.S. Federal Reserve’s Real-Time Payments System Coming in July
The new government-operated payments system – often used as an argument against the need for crypto’s payments innovations – will have its first participants certified within...
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Sen. Thom Tillis (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
U.S. Lawmakers Digging Through Crypto Legislation for Bipartisan Winners: Senator
Ideas have been gathered from the Senate and House, and lawmakers are trying to figure out what can get bipartisan support, said Senate Banking Committee member Thom Tillis.
Sen. Thom Tillis (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Elizabeth Rosenberg (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
U.S. Treasury Poised to Release View on How DeFi Used in Illicit Finance
The department has reviewed decentralized finance’s role in such incidents as North Korean ransomware attacks, and will issue a risk assessment, a senior official said.
Elizabeth Rosenberg (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. Fed’s Supervision Chief Investigating What Happened With Silicon Valley Bank
The Federal Reserve’s vice chairman for supervision, Michael Barr, is digging into the bank failure, the U.S. central bank announced.
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Is This a Crypto Banking Bailout?
It depends on who you ask, but this round of government interventions doesn’t yet resemble the large-scale, taxpayer-involved rescue in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown...
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U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Senior U.S. House Republican Says CBDCs Could Be ‘Weaponized’ as Political Tool
Majority Whip Tom Emmer is seeking to halt the Federal Reserve’s ability to issue a new digital dollar.
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)