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

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Archblock Attempting to Bring US Banks to DeFi; Bitcoin and Ether Stall

Archblock's plan comes at a precarious time, with undercollateralized lending protocols grappling with loan defaults across the board.

Dec 15, 2022

Piggy bank bent forward change money coins (Andre Taissin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls to 2-Year Low on Renewed Contagion Fears

ALSO: Singapore's central bank is under scrutiny over whether Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange received favorable regulatory treatment, Sam Reynolds writes.

Nov 22, 2022

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Market Wrap: Crypto Markets Nervous as the FTX Collapse Dents Institutional Confidence

Coinbase and MicroStrategy bonds tanked, crypto markets plunged and the FTX exploiter moved a total of 180,000 ether.

Nov 21, 2022

Bitcoin and ether prices plunged amid continued market uncertainty triggered by the FTX collapse. (Nathan Dumlao/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: FTX Fallout Reverberates Across Crypto-Land

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 16, 2022.

Nov 16, 2022

FTX's collapse is having ripple effects across the crypto universe. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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Cryptocurrencies Trade in Sync After FTX Collapse – Just Not With Stocks

A new analysis shows how correlations have increased on various sectors of the 162-asset CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) amid widespread crypto distress following the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, look unfazed by it all.

Nov 16, 2022

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Tras la peor semana de bitcoin en cinco meses, esto esperan los analistas de criptomonedas

Un resumen de lo que los analistas del mercado de activos digitales ven para los próximos meses.

Nov 14, 2022

El gráfico de precios de bitcoin en 2022 refleja el año espantoso que fue para los mercados de criptomonedas, el cual empeoró con el colapso de FTX. (CoinDesk)

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After Bitcoin's Worst Week in 5 Months, Here's What Crypto Analysts Are Saying

A roundup of commentary on how digital-asset market analysts see the next few months unfolding.

Nov 14, 2022

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First Mover Asia: Extreme Fear Hits Crypto as FTX Hack Makes Bad Situation Worse. What Comes Next?

ALSO: Sam Reynolds takes a fresh look at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Ripple, where a 2018 SEC official’s speech notes may prove crucial.

Nov 14, 2022

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The Epic Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX Exchange: A Crypto Markets Timeline

Tracing the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) through key news developments in the swift unraveling of billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire shows just how quickly the speculation kept shifting.

Nov 12, 2022

Annotated chart of the 162-asset CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) over the course of the FTX and Alameda saga. (CoinDesk Indices and Research/Sage D. Young)

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First Mover Asia: FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Talks Consumer Protection and Crypto Titans Clash

Consumer protection and regulation are key ingredients to transforming digital assets into an asset class worth trillions. The FTX exchange's Sam Bankman-Fried weighs in. Meanwhile, FTX's FTT token takes a dive after rival Binance announces plans to dump its remaining holdings.

Nov 7, 2022