Bradley Keoun

Bradley Keoun

Bradley Keoun is CoinDesk's managing editor of markets, where he oversees a team of reporters covering cryptocurrency markets globally. A two-time Loeb Awards finalist, he previously was senior 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 owns less than $1,000 each of several cryptocurrencies.

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Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech Could Hint at US Dollar’s Future
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech Thursday at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium highlights how much has changed over the past year.
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First Mover: Binance's New DeFi Futures Let Crypto Traders Bet on Decentralization
Binance's new "DeFi Index Futures" show the push by centralized crypto exchanges to cash in on this year's frenzy in so-called decentralized finance.
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First Mover: Ether Price Swings Make Bitcoin Look Tame as DeFi Speculation Spreads
The success of DeFi on the Ethereum blockchain has brought traders more than just congestion and high transaction fees: Volatility in ether prices.
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First Mover: Anything-Goes Token Market Repudiates Rich-Only Venture Capital Club
Venture capital is no longer just for the rich, as crypto markets let traders bet on early-stage digital-asset startups, risks included.
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First Mover: Wacky Bitcoin-to-DeFi Crypto Markets Might Be New Home of Capitalism
Cryptocurrency markets from bitcoin to DeFi might be full of rampant speculation, but they also might be keeping the fires of capitalism lit.
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First Mover: Collapsing Bitcoin Futures Premium Offers Glimpse of New Digital Money Market
Dollar-linked "stablecoins" are being used in exotic cryptocurrency trades, similar to the way money markets serve as liquidity on Wall Street.
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First Mover: Money Legos Turn 'Exuberant' as Chainlink Stripped of 'DeFi'
This year's growth in the cryptocurrency subsector DeFi has been so remarkable that some analysts are now calling the phenomenon "exuberant."
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First Mover: Bitcoin Passes $12K, Dollar Worries Grow, OMG Jumps, Portnoy's Orchid #Pump
Bitcoin rises, Warren Buffett buys a gold miner, Wall Street dollars worry grow, OMG's price jumps, Orchid gets #pump tweet, Ethereum Classic's possible delisting.
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First Mover: Litecoin and Mimblewimble, Ether Futures, Chainlink, Curve
Litecoin's Mimblewimble upgrade sparks optimism, Ether futures hit records, Chainlink developers take profits.
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First Mover: As Wall Street Goes Topsy-Turvy, Crypto Traders Are Bullish as Ever
Crypto traders are enjoying their own version of the market’s madness, from bitcoin’s bull run to the collapse of YAM to Dave Portnoy.
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