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

JPMorgan's New Crypto Bond 'Not for the Faint of Heart,' Former Star Analyst Hintz Says

Brad Hintz, a former star Sanford Bernstein analyst, Morgan Stanley treasurer and Lehman Brothers CFO, explains the risks in the fine print.

Mar 10, 2021

NYU Adjunct Professor Brad Hintz, a retired star Sanford Bernstein analyst, former Morgan Stanley treasurer and Lehman Brothers CFO, says there are lot of risks in JPMorgan's new "structured note" focused on cryptocurrency-related stocks.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Falls to $48K as Fed's Powell Makes No New Promises; Ether Drops

Bitcoin prices quadrupled last year and have rallied 66% this year on speculation the cryptocurrency could serve as an inflation hedge.

Mar 4, 2021

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Bitcoin Falls 4% as Fed's Powell Sees 'Concern' Over Rising Bond Yields

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell disappointed some traders by offering few signs that the central bank might expand monetary stimulus.

Mar 4, 2021

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Grayscale Discount Might Signal Start of Fresh Bitcoin Rally, Bloomberg's McGlone Says

Far from a signal of distress, a negative level on the "Grayscale premium" might signal a market reset for a fresh bitcoin rally.

Mar 4, 2021

Bloomberg Intelligence chart of the "Grayscale premium" versus CME bitcoin futures premium.

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Bitcoin Tumbles to $43K, Lowest in Three Weeks

Some analysts worry that rising bond yields might prompt the Federal Reserve to tighten historically loose monetary policy, prompting a correction in assets perceived as risky.

Feb 28, 2021

Chart of bitcoin prices over past three months, showing recent declines in the most recent candles.

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First Mover: Laser Eyes Can't Stop Correction as Bitcoin Tumbles to $53K

The news flow still looks bullish on bitcoin, but the market appears to have gone too far, too fast.

Feb 22, 2021

Latest crypto obsessions include "laser eyes" focused on bitcoin and pixelated cat art. But bitcoin prices are dropping.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Meets 'Torrent' as Lowly Binance Coin Gets $40B Valuation

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance's in-house BNB tokens have shot to a $40 billion valuation, ranking them third among digital assets behind bitcoin and Ethereum's ether.

Feb 19, 2021

"Lots of liquid poured into a funnel creates a torrent," the bond-investing titan Jeff Gundlach wrote in a tweet, referencing bitcoin and the flood of stimulus money.

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First Mover: Who ISN'T Dabbling as Bitcoin Passes $52K, Ether Tops $1,900

The $8.7 trillion-asset BlackRock is "dabbling" in cryptocurrencies – becoming the norm as bitcoin and ether rally to all-time high prices.

Feb 18, 2021

Bitcoin has passed $52,000 to reach a new all-time high price, and ether, the second-biggest cryptocurrency, is rallying, too.

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First Mover: What's Next After Bitcoin Hits $50K? Another $1K Gain

Analysts are still mostly bullish on the cryptocurrency's price, even at lofty levels compared with those just a few months ago.

Feb 17, 2021

Just a day after topping $50,000 for the first time, bitcoin's price shot past $51,000 to a new all-time high.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Tops $50K and Crypto's Nouveau Riche Move In

Break of psychological threshold pushes largest cryptocurrency's year-to-date return to 70%, as a new breed of upstart tokens pushes industry market cap past $1.5T.

Feb 16, 2021

Bitcoin on Tuesday passed the psychological price hurdle of $50,000 for the first time.