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

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Stalls as Contagion Hits Zipmex, Vauld. Will Ethereum's Merge Fix This?

Bitcoin is having its best week since March, but with the Federal Reserve still in inflation-fighting mode it seems like the only thing that can really get traders juiced up is the upcoming Ethereum Merge.

Jul 21, 2022

Zipmex is the latest casualty of this year's crypto contagion. (Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Nears $24K as Zipmex Suspends Withdrawals

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 20, 2022.

Jul 20, 2022

BTC is approaching $24,000, and yet the crypto industry continues to suffer as the exchange Zipmex suspended withdrawals (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

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First Mover Asia: It Won't Be Easy for Creditors to Untangle Three Arrows Case, Singapore Lawyer Says

The fallout continues from the crypto industry's slump, with fresh filings from Celsius, layoffs at OpenSea and a short squeeze in Voyager's tokens. PLUS: We talked to a Singapore-based lawyer about the Gordian knot that is the Three Arrows bankruptcy case.

Jul 14, 2022

It might be a delicate business untangling the Three Arrows case. (Pixabay)

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First Mover Asia: M&A Bankers See Crisis as Opportunity, With Celsius and Inflation in Focus

One analyst says "meh" as bitcoin climbs back above $20K as reports surfaced that troubled crypto lender Celsius might be teeing up a bankruptcy filing. Mergers & acquisitions bankers are seeing a slew of deals stemming from the current market crisis.

Jul 14, 2022

Bitcoin climbing over $20K doesn't generate the enthusiasm it once did. (Creative Commons)

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First Mover Asia: There's No Universally Accepted Way to Value Three Arrows' NFTs

CoinDesk's Sam Reynolds examines alternate methodologies for valuing the beleaguered crypto hedge fund's NFT collection. Bitcoin slides for a straight fifth day, and doubts are forming over whether the market has hit a bottom.

Jul 13, 2022

Starry Night is the name of Three Arrows Capital's NFT collection. (Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: Does Anyone Care Anymore if Bitcoin Dips Below $20K?

The more blasé crypto analysts become about a bitcoin price in the $10,000s, the more it seems like the bottom is in. Plus: The euro on Monday approached parity with the U.S. dollar.

Jul 12, 2022

Bitcoin's price action over the past 24 hours. (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Slides; Mixed Crypto Legacy in Hong Kong for the FCA's Incoming CEO

Bitcoin slides for third day, heads back down toward $20K.

Jul 11, 2022

Inflation will be in focus this week. (Jeffrey Coolidge/Getty Images)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Suffers Its Worst Month Since 2011

The largest cryptocurrency by market cap dropped over 37% in June.

Jul 1, 2022

June was a month the crypto industry would rather forget. (Adam Gault/Getty Images)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Heads for Record Half-Year Loss of 59%

BTC slipped below $19K for the fifth straight daily price decline. Stocks headed for their worst first half since the 1970s as a consumer spending slowdown stokes fresh recession concerns.

Jun 30, 2022

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Market Wrap: Bear Market Guides in Vogue as Bitcoin Drops for Fourth Straight Day

BTC was sliding toward $20,000 on Wednesday, as the Bankless newsletter offers mental health tips for surviving a crypto winter.

Jun 29, 2022

Crypto's still in a bear market. (Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)