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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First Mover: 0x's ZRX Token Surged 67% in May to Become Month's Top Performer
0x's ZRX token was May’s best performing crypto asset, beating bitcoin by a big margin.
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First Mover: Bitcoin Rally Shows Traders Don't Care That Goldman Hates Their Asset Class
Traders can also gloat over how much better bitcoin is performing in 2020 than Goldman Sachs shares.
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First Mover: Bitcoin Could Get a Boost From Central Bank Digital Currencies
CBDCs might seem to be anathema to the mission statement of bitcoin, but they may prove to be a valuable on-ramp for new investors.
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First Mover: Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment Feels Like Post-Halving Easing Party
Bitcoin mining is set to get easier, as the network undergoes an expected difficulty adjustment on Tuesday – the first since last week's reward halving.
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First Mover: Bitcoin's 2020 Rally Sends Message to Capitalists as Despair on Wall Street Grows
Bitcoin's recent price rally and industry optimism contrast with the downbeat tone in the U.S. stock market. Even Visa's CEO says digital currencies could be "additive to the...
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First Mover: Bitcoin’s Hot Again and Crypto Miners Are Hoarding – Or Are They?
Bitcoin is rallying again, and some analysts are taking a closer look at data extracted from the underlying blockchain for signals on whether cryptocurrency miners are buying...
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First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates, Bitcoiners Wonder, 'What If'
Even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell says negative interest rates are not on the cards, the remaining possibility might be rekindling traders' spirits – or at least refocusing atte...
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First Mover: Dull Bitcoin Halving Salvaged by Satoshi Tribute in Block 629,999
A coded-in message on the blockchain harked back the the genesis of the original cryptocurrency.
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The Problem With Money Is 'Too Much Privacy,' Says Ex-US Treasury Secretary Summers
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said there may be “too much privacy” associated with government-issued cash, noting the prevalence of money laundering and its wid...
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First Mover: As Bitcoin's Halving Finally Arrives, a Price Retreat Deflates the Hype
The halving buzz may already be dying down as bitcoin's price pulls back just before the event.
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