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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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
US Sen. Gillibrand Says a Last-Ditch Stablecoin Bill May Still Emerge This Year
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the most crypto-friendly Democrats in the Senate, said she hopes a regulatory bill will be introduced in the “next few weeks.”
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Rep. Tom Emmer, who Republicans chose to be the GOP whip. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Newly Elected US House Whip Emmer Downplays FTX Meltdown, Cheers Crypto
Rep. Tom Emmer, a co-chair of the congressional blockchain caucus, was chosen for a leadership role in the next Congress and is bullish on digital assets in the wake of FTX.
Rep. Tom Emmer, who Republicans chose to be the GOP whip. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
U.S. Capitol (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified via Photomosh)
Meaning of FTX Fall Depends on One’s Politics, US Senate Hearing Shows
U.S. political parties take separate, opposing lessons from the crash of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.
U.S. Capitol (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified via Photomosh)
The U.S. Capitol will see an influx of new members of Congress next year whose campaigns were supported by crypto donations. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Crypto’s Political Cash Backs Winners, But New Lawmakers Will Arrive Under FTX Cloud
The industry’s main political action committee, GMI, counts 19 victories in congressional races while defending its history of support from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
The U.S. Capitol will see an influx of new members of Congress next year whose campaigns were supported by crypto donations. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
The 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 from the "Back to the Future" movie series is displayed on the National Mall in 2021 as part of the annual Cars at the Capitol exhibit. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
White House Goes Back to the Future With FDIC Chair Pick Gruenberg
The Biden Administration has nominated Martin Gruenberg, the longest-serving FDIC board member in history, to return to the chairmanship he held under Obama.
The 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 from the "Back to the Future" movie series is displayed on the National Mall in 2021 as part of the annual Cars at the Capitol exhibit. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Health of FTX’s US Derivatives Arm Owed to Oversight, Says CFTC Chief Behnam
The former LedgerX unit seems to be in good shape, Behnam said at a Chicago event, though its controversial application to directly clear customers’ derivatives trades was wit...
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
US Justice Department, Regulators Contacted Binance on FTX Talks: Source
The authorities want to know what Binance learned about FTX's inner workings.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried and Bill Clinton at Crypto Bahamas conference in Nassau in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Washington, D.C.’s Buddy Sam Bankman-Fried Has Some Explaining to Do
FTX CEO Bankman-Fried has been crypto’s shining star in U.S. policy circles, and it’s unclear whether he has an obvious successor.
Sam Bankman-Fried and Bill Clinton at Crypto Bahamas conference in Nassau in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
The Cboe Global Markets Inc. building in Chicago (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
With FTX Bloodied, Rival in US Regulatory Fight Adds Another Knife
One of the traditional, regulated firms that has opposed an FTX effort to upend derivatives clearing – Cboe Digital – jumped into the drama by issuing a letter boasting about...
The Cboe Global Markets Inc. building in Chicago (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
U.S. Capitol Building (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Midterm Elections 2022: Crypto Live Blog
CoinDesk reporters track the 2022 election.
U.S. Capitol Building (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)