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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Tech

Polygon Rolls Out Zero-Knowledge, Privacy-Enhanced Identification Product

Under the design for Polygon ID, a bar owner could theoretically use the credential-verification system to verify a patron is of age, without ever having to look at any identification card.

Polygon APIs will soon be available on The Graph. (Aquaryus15/Unsplash)

Tech

Former Accounting Team of FTX US Auditor Armanino Sets Up Shop as The Network Firm

The episode highlights yet another chokepoint for the blockchain industry: It's become harder for crypto startups to enlist big accounting firms to do audits and asset attestations.

(Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Chainlink, TrueUSD Start Real-Time ‘Mint Lock’ Verification of Stablecoin Reserves

The key is to get information from the bank account where the stablecoin’s reserves are kept to the blockchain-based smart contract that controls issuance of new TUSD.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Tech

Pantos, a Multichain Token System Backed by Crypto Exchange Bitpanda, Starts Beta Version

The launch by Pantos, backed by the Austrian crypto exchange Bitpanda, follows a $12.1 million initial coin offering in 2018.

(Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier/Creative Commons)

Tech

Decentralized Social Media Project Nostr's Damus Gets Listed on Apple App Store

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated to Nostr and promoted the open protocol that aspires to create a censorship-resistant global social network.

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Tech

'Bitcoin Jesus' Says He Has the Money to Pay Ailing Crypto Lender Genesis

Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin advocate who now advocates for the Bitcoin Cash blockchain, has been accused in court by Genesis of failing to settle cryptocurrency options, with $20.9 million of damages sought.

Roger Ver (YouTube screenshot)

Tech

Genesis Seeks $20.9M From ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Over Crypto Options Trades That Weren’t Settled

The court action seeks damages from Bitcoin Cash backer Roger Ver related to the alleged failure to settle cryptocurrency options transactions that expired on Dec. 30, 2022.

Roger Ver (YouTube screenshot)

Markets

First Mover Asia: What's Next for Bitcoin After Biggest One-Day Price Pop in 2 Months?

Plus: Shaurya Malwa writes that security firms are predicting that blockchain bridges can avoid some of the carnage of 2022 this year by security features built during the bear market.

Bitcoin vaulted over $19K before settling down to around $18,800. (Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover Asia: The Next Avraham Eisenberg Isn’t Going to Be a ChatGPT-Powered ‘Script Kiddie’

Plus: Bitcoin broke $18K Thursday after pushing the threshold for the 10th time in 12 days the day before.

(Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Behind the Scenes on Indonesia's New Official Crypto Exchange

PLUS: In crypto markets, there's a mini-rally in bitcoin, a narrowing of the "Grayscale discount" and a rally in altcoins.

Yakarta toma un interés activo para regular el sector de las criptomonedas. (Getty Images)