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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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted the difficulties of UST during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on risks to the financial system. (Elizabeth Frantz-Pool/Getty Images)
UST Woes Draw Spotlight in Janet Yellen's Senate Hearing on Financial Risks
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlights latest news on UST algorithmic stablecoin losing its dollar peg during Senate Banking Committee hearing.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted the difficulties of UST during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on risks to the financial system. (Elizabeth Frantz-Pool/Getty Images)
U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang is among U.S. officials warning about run risks in stablecoins. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
New Fed Report Repeats Warning About Stablecoin Run Risks as UST Loses Peg
The Federal Reserve's biannual report came out on the same day Terra's dollar-pegged UST stablecoin fell below $0.85.
U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang is among U.S. officials warning about run risks in stablecoins. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk archives)
US Court Orders BitMEX Founders to Pay $30M for Illegal Trading
Co-founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed must each pay $10 million, the CFTC said.
Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk archives)
BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk archives)
US Court Orders BitMEX Founders to Pay $30M for Illegal Trading
Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed will each pay $10 million for their role operating BitMEX.
BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk archives)
The House Committee on Agriculture led by Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) is set for a May 12 hearing to discuss FTX's effort to directly clear customers' swaps trading. (Bill O'Leary-Pool/Getty Images)
US House Panel to Weigh FTX Proposal on Clearing Customers’ Swaps Trades
As the CFTC is still considering FTX.US' application, lawmakers will examine the potential trend at hearing.
The House Committee on Agriculture led by Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) is set for a May 12 hearing to discuss FTX's effort to directly clear customers' swaps trading. (Bill O'Leary-Pool/Getty Images)
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CFTC Sets May Roundtable to Weigh Ideas Sparked by FTX’s Derivatives Push
The May 25 discussion will consider direct clearing of derivatives as pitched by FTX.US.
Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Michael Hsu, acting Comptroller of the Currency (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Stablecoins Need to Set a Common Standard, Says US Banking Watchdog
The acting OCC chief says stablecoins aren’t ”interoperable” and that should change.
Michael Hsu, acting Comptroller of the Currency (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Kirstjen Nielsen, former U.S. secretary of homeland security, is joining Astra Protocol as a strategic adviser. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Former Homeland Security Chief Nielsen to Join Astra as Adviser
Ex-Cabinet secretary to work as strategic adviser beside former acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
Kirstjen Nielsen, former U.S. secretary of homeland security, is joining Astra Protocol as a strategic adviser. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
FalconX CEO Raghu Yarlagadda (FalconX)
FalconX Tests Waters as First Full-Fledged Crypto Derivatives Dealer
The company's CEO is counting on others to follow.
FalconX CEO Raghu Yarlagadda (FalconX)
U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led fellow Democrats to write the EPA about concerns over crypto mining. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)
US House Democrats Call for Scrutiny on Crypto Mining as Environmental Threat
Rep. Huffman and other congressional Democrats wrote the EPA chief on the potential harm to the climate and environment.
U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led fellow Democrats to write the EPA about concerns over crypto mining. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)