Bradley Keoun

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.

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Protocol Village: AI-Enabled Prediction Market PredX Launches Testnet on Sei Chain

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 29-March 6.

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

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Polygon Lands Astar Network as First User of New 'AggLayer'

By plugging into the AggLayer, Astar users will have access to the liquidity in the Polygon ecosystem, allowing cross-chain transactions between Astar and Polygon zkEVM, supposedly making the experience feel like a single chain.

Polygon is promoting its new "AggLayer" by distributing hoodies with a depiction evocative of human evolution. (Margaux Nijkerk)

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Polygon Lands Astar Network en tant que premier utilisateur du nouveau « AggLayer »

En se connectant à AggLayer, les utilisateurs Astar auront accès aux liquidités de l'écosystème Polygon , permettant des transactions inter-chaînes entre Astar et Polygon zkEVM, ce qui est censé donner l'impression que l'expérience est une chaîne unique.

Polygon is promoting its new "AggLayer" by distributing hoodies with a depiction evocative of human evolution. (Margaux Nijkerk)

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Polygon Lands Astar Network bilang Unang Gumagamit ng Bagong 'AggLayer'

Sa pamamagitan ng pag-plug sa AggLayer, ang mga user ng Astar ay magkakaroon ng access sa liquidity sa Polygon ecosystem, na nagbibigay-daan sa mga cross-chain na transaksyon sa pagitan ng Astar at Polygon zkEVM, na sinasabing ginagawang parang isang chain ang karanasan.

Polygon is promoting its new "AggLayer" by distributing hoodies with a depiction evocative of human evolution. (Margaux Nijkerk)

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Polygon Lands Astar Network como primeiro usuário do novo 'AggLayer'

Ao conectar-se ao AggLayer, os usuários do Astar terão acesso à liquidez no ecossistema Polygon , permitindo transações cross-chain entre Astar e Polygon zkEVM, supostamente fazendo com que a experiência pareça uma única cadeia.

Polygon is promoting its new "AggLayer" by distributing hoodies with a depiction evocative of human evolution. (Margaux Nijkerk)

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Polygon ottiene Astar Network come primo utente del nuovo "AggLayer"

Collegandosi ad AggLayer, gli utenti Astar avranno accesso alla liquidità nell'ecosistema Polygon , consentendo transazioni cross-chain tra Astar e Polygon zkEVM, presumibilmente facendo sembrare l'esperienza come un'unica catena.

Polygon is promoting its new "AggLayer" by distributing hoodies with a depiction evocative of human evolution. (Margaux Nijkerk)

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Polygon consigue Astar Network como primer usuario del nuevo 'AggLayer'

Al conectarse a AggLayer, los usuarios de Astar tendrán acceso a la liquidez en el ecosistema Polygon , lo que permitirá transacciones entre cadenas entre Astar y Polygon zkEVM, lo que supuestamente hará que la experiencia se sienta como una sola cadena.

Polygon is promoting its new "AggLayer" by distributing hoodies with a depiction evocative of human evolution. (Margaux Nijkerk)

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USC Professor's Crypto Startup 'Sahara' Raises $6M to Reward AI Trainers

Sahara co-founder Sean Ren, a computer science professor at the University of Southern California, says his tech can help workers and businesses get compensated for their knowledge, data and expertise in the age of AI.

Sahara co-founders Sean Ren and Tyler Zhou (Sahara)

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Taiko, an 'Ethereum-Equivalent ZK Rollup,' Raises $15M

The Taiko project, distinguished for its "based sequencing" architecture, is one of several competing for relevance among a deep field of Ethereum layer-2 networks.

Blockchain "layers" and "rollups" are getting attention from investors in crypto venture-capital circles. (Unsplash)

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StarkWare Unveils New 'Stwo' Cryptographic Prover That's 'Blazingly Fast'

The upgraded prover should lead to faster and cheaper transactions, according to StarkWare. The news comes just a week after StarkWare and Polygon announced Circle STARKS, a new type of cryptographic proof.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson, speaking at ETHDenver on Thursday. (Danny Nelson)