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

Web Registry GoDaddy, Ethereum Name Service Connect Domain Names With Crypto Wallets

Users will be able to link their internet domain names to their ENS addresses.

Feb 5, 2024

Ethereum Name Service founder Nick Johnson (ENS)

Finance

Apple's 'Vision Pro' Set to Get First Crypto-Focused Metaverse App From Victoria VR

The app will be released in the second quarter, and the VR token price has surged 60% in the last 24 hours.

Feb 2, 2024

Victoria VR's token surges as it becomes first to release metaverse app for Apple's 'Vision Pro' headset. (Apple)

Podcasts

‘Protocol Councils’ Can the Blockchain Ecosystem Trust These People?

Feb 1, 2024

Finance

Crypto for Advisors: AI Tools for Advisors

Content creation and productivity are the main benefits of advisors utilizing AI tools. There are some helpful things that AI can do to help financial advisors.

Feb 1, 2024

Tech

Polygon Labs Cuts 19% of Staff, 60 Roles, for 'Enhanced Performance'

The Ethereum-focused developer firm attributes the layoffs to working more effectively, rather than financial reasons.

Feb 1, 2024

Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron (Polygon Labs)

Tech

Protocol Village: Braavos Wallet to Create Features Harnessing Account Abstraction on Starknet

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 25-31.

Jan 31, 2024

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

Tech

The Protocol: Bitcoin NFT Debacle, Vitalik's 30th, Farcaster Frames, 'Private Mempools'

In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, our Sam Kessler writes about the "private mempools" that Ethereum users are increasingly relying on to avoid front-running MEV bots. PLUS: Margaux Nijkerk explores the growing use of "councils" to oversee adolescent networks.

Jan 31, 2024

Tech

Inside the 'Private Mempools' Where Ethereum Traders Hide From Front-Running Bots

These private mempools – where blockchain transactions avoid the eyes of front-running "MEV" bots – promise to offer better settlement and lower fees to Ethereum users, but experts are sounding the alarm bell on some big risks.

Jan 31, 2024

Tech

Ethereum's 'Dencun' Upgrade Goes Live on Second Testnet, With Just One Remaining

Next week, on Feb. 7, Dencun will go live on its final Ethereum testnet, Holesky. After that, developers will ink in a date to activate Dencun on the main blockchain.

Jan 31, 2024

Tech

Vitalik Buterin Says Developers Should 'Tread Carefully' Mixing Crypto and AI

The Ethereum co-founder has warmed up on the potential intersection between AI and crypto, though he warns developers to be careful.

Jan 30, 2024

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (Bradley Keoun/modified by CoinDesk)