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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Consensus Magazine

Vancouver: A Boutique Hub for Crypto Early Adopters

This small and picturesque coastal city has plenty of crypto jobs, companies and events. But the No. 13 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 is handcuffed by regulatory uncertainty in Canada, generally, that recently has led to national exits of major crypto exchanges Binance, Bybit and OKX.

Kim Cope, head of product at Dapper Labs, on stage at Consensus 2019

Tech

Damus Founder Now Expects Deplatforming From Apple App Store

Apple cited violation of its in-app purchase guidelines as the primary reason for the delisting, according to Damus founder William Casarin.

Apple iPhone. (Jonas Vandermeiren/Unsplash)

Tech

Uniswap's Hayden Adams: Q&A on Weathering the Regulatory Storm, What’s Next for DeFi

After the recent release of a proposal for a new "v4" version of the decentralized exchange Uniswap, CoinDesk's Sam Kessler chats with Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams about the case that DeFi is “here to stay” and his position that the U.S. “lags behind” on crypto regulation.

Hayden Adams, CEO of Uniswap Labs. (LinkedIn)

Tech

Solana-Based Crypto Lending Platform Jet Pivots to Fixed-Rate Term Lending

The project's new model uses an order book to match borrowers and lenders, relying on a market-based mechanism to set interest rates.

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Tech

‘Storage Proofs’ Touted as Alternative to Hack-Prone Bridges in Multichain World

Storage proofs, a feature that could minimize cross-chain exploits by allowing users to keep their assets on one chain and prove that it's there on a different chain, will go live on Starknet soon.

Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-founder and CEO of StarkWare (StarkWare)

Tech

Le "prove di archiviazione" vengono pubblicizzate come alternativa ai bridge soggetti ad attacchi hacker nel mondo multichain

Le prove di archiviazione, una funzionalità che potrebbe ridurre al minimo gli exploit cross-chain consentendo agli utenti di KEEP le proprie risorse su ONE catena e dimostrare che sono presenti su una catena diversa, saranno presto disponibili su Starknet.

Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-founder and CEO of StarkWare (StarkWare)

Tech

Las 'pruebas de almacenamiento' se promocionan como una alternativa a los puentes propensos a piratería en el mundo multicadena

Las pruebas de almacenamiento, una característica que podría minimizar los exploits entre cadenas al permitir a los usuarios KEEP sus activos en una cadena y demostrar que están en una cadena diferente, pronto estarán disponibles en Starknet.

Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-founder and CEO of StarkWare (StarkWare)

Tech

Bitcoin Custody Firm Casa Rolls out Ethereum Support

Other Ethereum-related assets such as NFTs, ERC-20 tokens and stablecoins are also being considered for future rollouts.

Casa CEO Nick Neuman speaking at Consensus 2023. (CoinDesk)

Tech

‘Distributed Validator Technology’ Marks Last Key Milestone in Ethereum’s Current Era

The technology known as DVT involves splitting a validator's private key across several node operators. The goal is to increase the network's resilience – while also protect the individual validators – by reducing single points of failure.

Ethereum (ethereum.org)

Tech

Blockchain Staking Provider Chorus One Expands to Peer-to-Peer Network Urbit

Chorus One's bet on Urbit's future growth is described by executives as a natural extension of the company's staking services on blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos and Polkadot.

Josh Lehman, executive director, Urbit Foundation, spoke at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas, in April. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)