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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Protocol Village: Degen Community, Syndicate Launch 'Degen Chain'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.
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The Protocol: Meme Coins (and Pepe's Best Friend) Swarm Coinbase Layer 2 Chain
The meme coin frenzy that drove up activity – and failed transactions – on Solana appears to have quickly migrated to Base, Coinbase's six-month-old layer-2 blockchain. Who is...
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Protocol Village: Algorand Claims First L1 Using Python as Programming Language
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 21-26.
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Solana: Its Meme Coin Craze, Growth and Vision With CEO Anatoly Yakovenko
Solana has seen remarkable growth and market capitalization, with its token soaring by 791% over the past year. Despite this surge, the factors driving the popularity and succ...
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Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Protocol Village: Mysten Labs, Developer Behind Sui Blockchain, Claims to Achieve 'Linear Scaling'
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 14-March 20.
Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.
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The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving in 3 Weeks, Solana's Yakovenko on Meme Coins
There's no slowdown in blockchain news, with Ethereum's Dencun upgrade in the rear view mirror and Bitcoin's halving now just over three weeks away. We spoke with Solana's Ana...
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Starknet, an Ethereum Layer 2, Plans 'Parallel Execution' to Mimic Solana's Speed Feature
The new feature, described as "multitasking for rollups," is on Starknet's project road map for the second quarter, released Wednesday.
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The Protocol
Join us on a journey through the labyrinthine layers of blockchain innovation, as tech-savvy developers sculpt the future of finance and the decentralized web. Led by CoinDesk...
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Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.
Protocol Village: Fjord Foundry, a Token-Sale Platform, Raises $4.3M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 7-March 13.
Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.
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The Ethereum Dencun Upgrade Is Here
Tim Beiko from the Ethereum Foundation, shares the Importance of the Dencun Upgrade, what are their concerns, and Ethereum's long-term scaling strategy.
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