Jesse Hamilton

Articles by Jesse Hamilton

As Democrats gain in odds to take U.S. House, Waters bashes SEC chair on crypto

Crypto December 30, 2025

With Democrats favored at 75% to win the U.S. House of Representatives majority in 2026 on prediction market Kalshi, Representative Maxine Waters new criticism of Securities and Exchange Commission C�...

Crypto's closest ally in Congress, Sen. Lummis, is retiring next year

Crypto December 20, 2025

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, who has arguably been the closest friend to the crypto sector in Congress, won't seek another term, she said in a statement on Friday. The first-term lawmaker will call �...

Federal Reserve moves toward narrower, crypto-driven take on master accounts

Crypto December 20, 2025

The U.S. Federal Reserve took a first step toward establishing a more limited version of its so-called master accounts, welcoming input on how the central bank might formulate "payment accounts" that�...

Senate confirms Trump crypto-friendly nominees to take over CFTC, FDIC

Crypto December 20, 2025

As President Donald Trump's opening year wanes in his second administration, he's finally landed permanent appointments to helm two of the most important U.S. crypto regulators Mike Selig as chairman�...

What if crypto's U.S. market structure effort just never gets there?

Crypto December 19, 2025

The U.S. senators negotiating the crypto market structure bill have rarely been so openly eager to find a bipartisan solution for that legislation. Even as political noise and clashes with President �...

U.S. SEC aids brokers on crypto custody, looks more closely at ATS activity

Crypto December 19, 2025

It's brokers' turn for crypto clarity in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's series of staff statements meant to reveal its current thinking on how to treat the digital assets space, in thi�...

Most Influential: Dennis Porter

Crypto December 19, 2025

Even as the White House's push for a federal crypto reserve turned sluggish in 2025, many of the U.S. states were contemplating and pulling the trigger on similar ideas, and much of that work was bol�...

CFTC's acting chief Pham poised to go to crypto firm MoonPay once Mike Selig lands

Crypto December 18, 2025

With an any-minute-now confirmation of Mike Selig to take over the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, its stand-in chief, Caroline Pham, is closer to her longstanding plan to jump to crypto f�...

California's Newsom pokes Trump, flagging convicted crypto allies CZ, Ross Ulbricht

Crypto December 18, 2025

California Governor Gavin Newsom is continuing his colorful public campaign attacking President Donald Trump's reputation and behavior, this time launching a page on the state's website purportedly "�...

Crypto industry insiders meet with key senators on market structure bill negotiation

Crypto December 18, 2025

Some crypto leaders are meeting on Wednesday with key lawmakers as the U.S. Senate is about to take some time off from the negotiations over a crypto market structure bill the industry's most importa�...