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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Bitcoin Jumps 12% as China's Xi Embraces Blockchain, Boosting Crypto Sentiment
Bitcoin prices surged Friday after the Chinese President said his countrymen should "seize the opportunity" afforded by blockchain technology.
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Why Bitmain Is Building the World's Largest Bitcoin Mine in Rural Texas
Bitmain's new bitcoin mine exploits cheap electricity in Texas, the nation's biggest power market. Locals are happy for the new jobs.
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Top Fed Official Says US Central Bank 'Actively' Debating Digital Dollar
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan says the U.S. dollar faces increasing threats to its status as the global reserve currency.
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CME Says Bitcoin Futures Gaining Interest From Big Investors
The CME touts the success of its bitcoin futures contract, as the battle for institutional investors heats up thanks to competition from Bakkt.
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WATCH: What Drove Bitcoin's Price Gains Today? We Explore the Pop
Bitcoin popped earlier this morning and our own Brad Keoun talks to Joe DiPasquale of BitBull Capital about what moved the market.
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Bitcoin Jumps to 3-Week High Near $8,600 as Fed Plans New Round of Reserve Increases
Bitcoin prices have jumped 5.9 percent in the past 24 hours, recovering some of the cryptocurrency's losses in recent weeks.
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Tiny $217 Options Trade on Bitcoin Blockchain Could Be Wall Street's Death Knell
Skew., a startup led by an ex-JPMorgan trader, is trying to prove that bitcoin’s blockchain works better than Wall Street.
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Bitcoin Is 2019's Best-Performing Asset, Even After Recent Price Downturn
Despite a recent pullback, bitcoin’s price has more than doubled in 2019, dwarfing investors' year-to-date returns from stocks, bonds or commodities.
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Trading Volume for Bakkt's Bitcoin Futures Hit Just $5 Million in First Week
Just 623 bitcoin futures contracts were traded during Bakkt's debut week.
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Why Bitcoin Tumbled Below $8K
Where is bitcoin going? CoinDesk consults the experts on the cryptocurrency's recent precipitous drop.
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