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.

Dernières de Bradley Keoun

Marchés

First Mover: As Bitcoin Tops $13K, Analyst Explains How Blockchain Gives Clues on Next Move

Chainalysis Chief Economist Philip Gradwell tips his five favorite blockchain data points for analyzing cryptocurrency markets.

23 oct. 2020

Bitcoiners are celebrating the largest cryptocurrency's longest winning streak in six months.

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First Mover: The FOMO Takes Over as PayPal Play Sparks Bitcoin Rally to $13K

The latest rally leaves bitcoin up 80% year to date, an enviable performance that's bound to inspire the fear of missing out among some investors.

22 oct. 2020

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First Mover: PayPal Rushes In and Bitcoin Breaches $12K, While USDC Gains on Tether

PayPal gets conditional N.Y. state license for crypto. Bitcoin prices shoot past $12K. Dollar stablecoin USDC grabs market share from tether.

21 oct. 2020

Bitcoin prices blew through $12K and are now approaching a new 2020 high.

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First Mover: Monero Leads Privacy-Coin Rally as Bitcoin Trips on Path to $12K

Monero, zcash and other privacy coins, a type of digital token that provides users with enhanced anonymity, are surging in cryptocurrency markets.

20 oct. 2020

Privacy is the attribute that cryptocurrency traders are buying in latest digital-token rally.

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First Mover: 'Blue Wave' in US Senate Could Mean Flood of Stimulus for Bitcoin

As U.S. President Donald Trump fades in election polls, Wall Street analysts are sketching out the market implications of legislative races.

19 oct. 2020

Wall Street analysts say a Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate in a "blue wave" could mean looser fiscal policy.

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First Mover: OKEx Private Key Snafu Sends Bitcoin Lower as China DeFi Rises

OKEx withdrawal suspension sends bitcoin lower, China becomes hotbed of DeFi development, Filecoin first-day trading leaves market cap above $800M.

16 oct. 2020

The OKEx exchange had to suspend withdrawals because a founder who held a crucial private key was reportedly detained.

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First Mover: As Ethereum Enthusiasm Builds, 'Bear Case' Could Still See Prices Double

There's a lot of money to be made in and around maturing Ethereum-centric markets, where a "bear market" means prices double.

15 oct. 2020

Ethereum has emerged from its larval stage and cryptocurrency traders are bullish on the pupal.

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First Mover: Privacy Is Litecoin's Ace in the Hole as JPMorgan Touts Bitcoin

After lagging behind bitcoin for the past couple years, Litecoin founder Charlie Lee is looking to privacy features as his ace in the hole.

14 oct. 2020

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First Mover: Stimulus Winning as Biden Surges in Polls and Bitcoin Eyes $12K

Bitcoin nears $12K after six-day winning streak, as analysts predict economy will need trillions of dollars of stimulus.

13 oct. 2020

There's a lot to absorb in the runup to the 2020 election, and trillions of dollars of stimulus is likely part of the production.

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Bitcoiners Have Trillions and Trillions of Reasons to Ignore US Election

Trump? Biden? Who cares? The U.S. economy is in such a shambles that massive stimulus packages are likely either way, probably financed by the Fed.

13 oct. 2020