Bradley Keoun

Managing Editor, Tech & Protocols

Bradley Keoun is CoinDesk's managing editor of tech & protocols, where he oversees a team of reporters covering blockchain technology, and previously ran the global crypto markets team. A two-time Loeb Awards finalist, he previously was chief global finance and economic correspondent for TheStreet and before that worked as an editor and reporter for Bloomberg News in New York and Mexico City, reporting on Wall Street, emerging markets and the energy industry. He started out as a police-beat reporter for the Gainesville Sun in Florida and later worked as a general-assignment reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana, he double-majored in electrical engineering and classical studies as an undergraduate at Duke University and later obtained a master's in journalism from the University of Florida. He is currently based in Austin, Texas, and in his spare time plays guitar, sings in a choir and hikes in the Texas Hill Country. He owns less than $1,000 each of several cryptocurrencies.

Latest from Bradley Keoun

Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Is Bitcoin for You?

How does bitcoin fit in your portfolio? Zach Pandl from Grayscale takes us through the investment thesis.

Nov 23, 2023

Tech

Bitcoin's Anti-Censorship Ethos Surfaces After Mining Pool F2Pool Acknowledges 'Filter'

After a blockchain sleuth reported that the Bitcoin mining pool may have censored a transaction from an address blacklisted by U.S. authorities, critics responded, and so did the project's co-founder.

Nov 22, 2023

Finance

Binance Settlements Could End Death-Spiral Fears – And Might Be Good News

While Binance’s deal with the U.S. Department of Justice over anti-money-laundering violations has consequences for Changpeng "CZ" Zhao personally, it could lead to a fresh start for the exchange.

Nov 22, 2023

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the U.S. District Court in Seattle, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Tech

The Protocol: CZ's out, Altman's in, and Kraken's Sued

CZ is out at Binance, Altman is back in at OpenAI, Kraken is Sued and HTX is Hacked in a whirlwind week for crypto and tech.

Nov 22, 2023

Tech

Protocol Village: Serenity Shield Launches 'StrongBox' for Data Storage, Inheritance Transfers

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 16-22, with live updates throughout.

Nov 22, 2023

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Tech

'We Are Prepared to Go to the Mat:' ENS Founder on Patent Dispute With Unstoppable

ENS Founder Nick Johnson told CoinDesk he’s unhappy with Unstoppable Domains's patenting of work that he claims he produced and published earlier.

Nov 21, 2023

Ethereum Name Service founder Nick Johnson (ENS)

Podcasts

From Centralization to Intent Revolution: Infura's Shift, Blockchain's 'Intents' Era, and OKX's L2 Triumph!

Nov 16, 2023

Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Cryptocurrency Transparency Truths vs. Myths

In this week's issue of Crypto for Advisors, Dawood Khan from Alix Partners discusses how on-chain analytics bring transparency to blockchain and cryptocurrency transactions.

Nov 16, 2023

Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum Layer-2s Keep Coming as OKX Apes In

In this week's edition of The Protocol newsletter, we look at a few growing trends, including blockchain development marked by the expansion of Ethereum's layer-2 networks, the increased use of zero-knowledge cryptography and the Bitcoin blockchain's new support for tokens, smart contracts and file hosting.

Nov 15, 2023

Tech

'Intents' Are Blockchain's Big New Buzzword. What are They, And What Are the Risks?

Intent-centric programs are quietly transforming how we use blockchains, but they bring risks as well as benefits.

Nov 15, 2023