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

Consensus Magazine

CoinDesk Market Outlook: 4Q Crypto Gloom Spills Into 2023

A comprehensive fourth-quarter review and outlook of crypto markets, based on the CoinDesk Market Ex Stablecoins Index (CMIX) and sector indices.

Dec 20, 2022

Markets

First Mover Asia: Taiwan's Dreams of Becoming Blockchain Hub Prove Elusive

Taiwanese law makes it difficult for startups to incorporate on the island, explains a Taipei-based lawyer, meaning many locally based firms legally call another place home.

Dec 20, 2022

Taipei, Taiwan, skyline. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Missing From the Debate About Binance’s Proof of Reserves and Auditor, One Metric Shows Another Exchange Could Be in Trouble

Bitcoin was flat in early Monday trading.

Dec 19, 2022

The FTX gloom continued, but bitcoin held steady above $16K. (Ian McGrory/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Co-Founder of OneCoin Pyramid Scheme Pleads Guilty; CoinDesk Market Index Drops

Bitcoin, largest cryptocurrency by market value, fell 3% over the past 24 hours

Dec 16, 2022

Markets

First Mover Asia: Active Crypto Developers Decreased Nearly 60% in 2022

Despite the decline over the past year, about 1,600 developers are still active in building the top blockchains and decentralized applications during this bear market.

Dec 15, 2022

Crypto carnage could be warning sign for equities (Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Archblock Attempting to Bring US Banks to DeFi; Bitcoin and Ether Stall

Archblock's plan comes at a precarious time, with undercollateralized lending protocols grappling with loan defaults across the board.

Dec 15, 2022

Piggy bank bent forward change money coins (Andre Taissin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls to 2-Year Low on Renewed Contagion Fears

ALSO: Singapore's central bank is under scrutiny over whether Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange received favorable regulatory treatment, Sam Reynolds writes.

Nov 22, 2022

Markets

Market Wrap: Crypto Markets Nervous as the FTX Collapse Dents Institutional Confidence

Coinbase and MicroStrategy bonds tanked, crypto markets plunged and the FTX exploiter moved a total of 180,000 ether.

Nov 21, 2022

Bitcoin and ether prices plunged amid continued market uncertainty triggered by the FTX collapse. (Nathan Dumlao/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: FTX Fallout Reverberates Across Crypto-Land

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 16, 2022.

Nov 16, 2022

FTX's collapse is having ripple effects across the crypto universe. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Markets

Cryptocurrencies Trade in Sync After FTX Collapse – Just Not With Stocks

A new analysis shows how correlations have increased on various sectors of the 162-asset CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) amid widespread crypto distress following the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, look unfazed by it all.

Nov 16, 2022