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

Podcasts

Runes | A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain Creative

Apr 25, 2024

Consensus Magazine

Samourai Wallet Charges Raise Existential Questions for Privacy Tech

Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.

Apr 25, 2024

Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)

Tech

OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a 'BIP Number'

This marks the first step towards reintroducing functionality removed from Bitcoin by creator Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010.

Apr 24, 2024

Screenshot of "Quantum Cats" collection from the project's website. (Quantum Cats/Taproot Wizards)

Tech

The Protocol: Analyzing Runes Impact as Bitcoin Fee Bonanza Fades

Last week's Bitcoin halving came and went – just as Satoshi Nakamoto programmed it. But the big surprise was the fast uptake of Casey Rodarmor's new Runes protocol, his second big hit on the original blockchain in two years.

Apr 24, 2024

Tech

Protocol Village: Alchemy Launches 'Pipelines' to Streamline How Blockchain Engineers Extract Data

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 18-24.

Apr 24, 2024

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

Consensus Magazine

Will Bitcoin’s New BIP Editors Streamline Development?

Five new editors were added to help speed up the process of approving and merging Bitcoin Improvement Proposals.

Apr 23, 2024

Opinion

How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s

Increasing on-chain use of the network are driving up fees.

Apr 22, 2024

(Markus Spiske/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as 'Runes' Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs

The Bitcoin "halving" was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor's Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the oldest and largest blockchain, driving up fees.

Apr 21, 2024

Screenshot from Hell Money podcast, with Runes creator Casey Rodarmor (right) (Hell Money)

Markets

Runes Protocol Launches on Bitcoin, Sending Fees Soaring as Users Rush to Mint Tokens

Though finding value in meme coins isn't always easy.

Apr 20, 2024

Leonidas's DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON token secured a coveted satoshi during the fourth Bitcoin halving. (DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON)

Tech

The Bitcoin Halving Is Here, and With It a Giant Surge in Transaction Fees

The launch of Casey Rodarmor's new Runes protocol sent fees surging as users rushed to etch new digital tokens that can be launched atop the Bitcoin blockchain.

Apr 20, 2024

Screenshot of livestreamed watch party hosted by Tone Vays (YouTube)