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.

Bradley Keoun

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Tech

The Protocol: Polymarket Bets Pay Off as Memecoin Memorializes 'Dwebate'

Crypto wasn't even mentioned during Tuesday's U.S. presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But there was a parallel universe of often-ridiculous trading around the faceoff – taking place on blockchain-based prediction markets and memecoin launchpads.

Trump and Harris debating on CNN. (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

Tech

Osmosis Launches Cross-Chain Token Portal 'Polaris,' Expanding Beyond Cosmos Roots

Polaris is described as a "token portal" aimed at solving one of decentralized finance's biggest challenges: fragmented user experience.

Osmosis Labs co-founder Sunny Aggarwal (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Harris Won U.S. Presidential Debate Versus Trump, Polymarket Betting Suggests

Crypto was once again not mentioned in the second 2024 debate, the first between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Tech

PayPal, Venmo to Accept ENS's Human-Readable Blockchain Names

The news could signal a renewed interest from traditional payment platforms in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.

Ethereum Name Service founder Nick Johnson (ENS)

Tech

Polygon to Buy $5M of Servers With Computer Chips Devoted to Zero-Knowledge Cryptography

The purchase is part of a deal with hardware maker Fabric, which is also producing custom zero-knowledge chips for Polygon's AggLayer.

Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon)

Tech

Coinbase Layer-2 Success Shows Power of Marketing Over Cutting-Edge Tech

Base’s “Onchain Summer” promotion saw participation of over 2 million unique wallets, resulting in over $5 million in mint revenue to creators, according to a blog post.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Tech

Ether.Fi to Launch Visa 'Cash' Card on Scroll Network

The credit card from Ether.fi will reward 3% cash-back and let users borrow money against their crypto collateral.

visa, credit cards

Tech

Ether.Fi va lancer la carte Visa « Cash » sur le réseau Scroll

La carte de crédit d'Ether.fi offrira 3 % de remise en argent et permettra aux utilisateurs d'emprunter de l'argent contre leur garantie Crypto .

visa, credit cards

Tech

Ether.Fi lançará cartão Visa 'Cash' na Scroll Network

O cartão de crédito da Ether.fi recompensará 3% de cashback e permitirá que os usuários tomem dinheiro emprestado usando Cripto como garantia.

visa, credit cards

Tech

Ether.Fi lancia la carta Visa 'Cash' su Scroll Network

La carta di credito di Ether.fi offrirà un rimborso del 3% e consentirà agli utenti di prendere in prestito denaro a fronte delle loro garanzie in Cripto .

visa, credit cards