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

Tech

Bitcoin Magazine Owner Backs First Ordinals Fund, Which Bought $85K Rock

The "Unbroken Chain" fund, as it is known, plans to raise $5 million from its limited partners and will trade in various Ordinals types, including BRC-20 tokens – sometimes positioned as NFTs on Bitcoin. Already the new group has bought an image of a rock for about $85,000.

Oct 17, 2023

Tech

Manta's Layer-2 Blockchain Already Plans to Ditch OP Stack for Polygon

The network, which just went live a couple weeks ago as a so-called optimistic rollup – the core underpinning of OP Stack – will now become a “ZK-rollup,” which is what Polygon’s software kit provides.

Oct 16, 2023

Manta Ray. (Justin Henry/Creative Commons)

Tech

Protocol Village: Binance Invests in Modular Rollup Network Initia

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 9-16, with live updates throughout.

Oct 15, 2023

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

Tech

Stablecoin Lender Liquity’s Token Gains 80% in Month as Activity Increases

The LQTY token has almost doubled in price. Factors cited included growth in activity and an A rating from Bluechip.

Oct 13, 2023

Tech

THORSwap, Used by FTX Exploiter, Resumes Trading After Updating Terms to Exclude U.S.-Sanctioned Countries

The platform's native token has risen by 10% after the exchange came back online.

Oct 13, 2023

THORSwap is a cross-chain decentralized exchange built on THORChain. (Manuel Salinas/Unsplash)

Tech

CertiK, Blockchain Code Auditor, Makes 'Strategic Workforce Adjustment' of 15%

Just last year, the company raised nearly $150 million of fresh capital. Now, as crypto winter drags on, it is cutting jobs, citing "evolving market dynamics."

Oct 13, 2023

Markets

Ethereum Has Nearly Cleared Out Validator Queue, a Sign of Weak Staking Demand

The waiting time to deploy new validators to the Ethereum network has diminished to just five hours from a peak of 45 days in early June.

Oct 12, 2023

Ethereum validator queue wait time (validatorqueue.com)

Podcasts

Exploring Crypto's Role in Times of Conflict | Israel's Crypto Scene, Smart Contracts Under BitVM, and More

Oct 12, 2023

Finance

Crypto for Advisors: Advisors Pivot to On-Chain Support

How can advisors support client interest in digital assets? Thanks to Miguel Kudry from L1 Advisors for taking us through examples in today’s Crypto for Advisors newsletter.

Oct 12, 2023

Tech

The Protocol: Bitcoin Might Get Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts Under ‘BitVM’ Plan

ZeroSync's Robin Linus has ignited excitement in the Bitcoin community by introducing the "BitVM" paper, proposing a straightforward method for incorporating smart contracts into the original blockchain, a feature predominantly associated with Ethereum and its numerous derivatives.

Oct 11, 2023