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

DYdX, Decentralized Crypto Exchange, Open Sources ‘V4’ Code for Upcoming Cosmos Chain

This marks the first step in initiation of the v4 upgrade, where the DEX is transitioning away from its layer-2 network atop Ethereum onto its own standalone blockchain.

Oct 25, 2023

Podcasts

Exploring Scroll's Layer 2 Solution, Ethereum Staking, and Stellar's Smart Contract Evolution

Oct 19, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Eyes $29K, Defying Fresh Crypto Lawsuit, Rate Fears; XRP Jumps 6% as SEC Drops Charges

The New York Attorney General filed early Thursday a lawsuit against Genesis, Gemini and DCG for allegedly defrauding investors of $1 billion.

Oct 19, 2023

Markets

Will Lawsuit Against DCG Impact GBTC’s Chances of an ETF Conversion?

Analysts are speculating over whether the lawsuit might have any implications for its GBTC conversion chances.

Oct 19, 2023

Finance

Crypto for Advisors: What Will Trigger Crypto Mass Adoption?

Andy Baehr, managing director of CoinDesk Indices, discusses scenarios that could be the drivers of mass adoption in crypto.

Oct 19, 2023

Tech

Polygon Proposes Council for ‘Decentralized Governance,’ Names 13 Members

The committee will consist of 13 people including officials from Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation.

Oct 19, 2023

Tech

Cracks Appear as Ethereum Staking Demand Wanes

Earlier this year, Ethereum staking was popular, particularly with Lido Finance's rise to prominence in the DeFi space, but it is now facing challenges, suspicions, and resentment.

Oct 18, 2023

Tech

Lightning Labs Rolls Out 'Taproot Assets,' to Make Bitcoin 'Multi-Asset' Network

Taproot Assets will give developers "the tools needed to make Bitcoin a multi-asset network, but in a scalable manner," according to Lightning Labs.

Oct 18, 2023

Binance sets up lightning network nodes (Leon Contreras/Unsplash)

Tech

Stellar, Early Blockchain Built for Payments, Adds Smart Contracts to Take on Ethereum

The nine-year-old project, one of the earliest major blockchains, is getting a facelift to incorporate "smart contracts," which theoretically could attract new applications and users – and potentially more demand for the XLM token.

Oct 18, 2023

Stellar Development Foundation's Tomer Weller, who is leading the "Soroban" project to add smart contracts. (Stellar)

Tech

Scroll Confirms Mainnet Live, as Co-Founder Predicts Speed Gains Over Ethereum

Blockchain data showed that Scroll’s smart contract was deployed on Oct. 8, but the team held off making its official announcement until this week.

Oct 17, 2023

Scroll co-founder Sandy Peng (Bradley Keoun)