Bradley Keoun

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.

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Bitcoin price chart versus ether and the S&P 500. (TradingView)
3 Reasons Bitcoin Just Tanked Below $11K for First Time in a Month
Cryptocurrency analysts attributed the drop to a combination of risk-off sentiment in traditional markets, DeFi exhaustion and miner selling.
Bitcoin price chart versus ether and the S&P 500. (TradingView)
The simplest bitcoin analysis might just be the number of investors holding for a year or more. (401(K) 2013/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
First Mover: As Bitcoin Falls for Second Day, Long-Term Holders Probably Won't Care
The growing number of long-term bitcoin investors might be the cryptocurrency's most simple bullish indicator – more so than "600,000 asteroids."
The simplest bitcoin analysis might just be the number of investors holding for a year or more. (401(K) 2013/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Bitcoin hourly price chart. (TradingView)
Bitcoin Plunges $403 in 1 Hour to Lowest in a Month
The price plunge came after reports traders were selling an elevated level of bitcoin to exchanges for potential liquidation.
Bitcoin hourly price chart. (TradingView)
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First Mover: Bitcoin Tumbles, Bithumb Reportedly Raided, Uniswap Challenges Coinbase
Bitcoin is down amid negative news from South Korea, but Uniswap has shot to the top of the DeFi rankings.
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Yearn.finance came in first in First Mover's monthly digital-asset performance ranking for August. (Sumiyoshi Hiromori/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)
First Mover: Rookie YFI Token Jumped 8-Fold in August as DeFi Dominated
Yearn.finance's YFI token, which looked like another inside DeFi joke when it launched in July, dominated the August return rankings.
Yearn.finance came in first in First Mover's monthly digital-asset performance ranking for August. (Sumiyoshi Hiromori/Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)
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First Mover: Huobi Takes On OKEx in Futures, Opening New Front in ‘Chinese’ Rivalry
Huobi is taking on OKEx in the business of bitcoin futures trading, opening a new front in the ongoing rivalry between the two Chinese-led exchanges.
Terracotta warriors, Lintong County, China
Shrinking Binance bid-offer spreads might reveal crypto markets maturing. (Rednuht/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
First Mover: Binance's Shrinking Trading Spreads and Bitcoin's Jackson Hole Fizzle
Traders are getting better fills due to shrinking bid-ask spreads on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges. It's a sign of a healthy market.
Shrinking Binance bid-offer spreads might reveal crypto markets maturing. (Rednuht/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
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Commentary: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Details Inflation Target Changes
The Fed confirmed if inflation consistently falls below its 2% target - as it has for most of the last decade - it will target inflation above 2%. Here's our live commentary.
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View of Grand Tetons near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)
First Mover: Monetary Challenges Aren't Just Virtual as Fed's Powell Returns to Jackson Hole
Crypto traders are prepping for a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where inflation is on the agenda.
View of Grand Tetons near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk)
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)
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.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)