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Jon Southurst is based in Tokyo and has reported on the Bitcoin and blockchain industry since 2013. He has worked for a number of crypto news websites, and creates videos on Bitcoin SV for the YouTube channels BitcoinSVtrain and MetaNetTV.

Article by Jon Southurst

Theory of Bitcoin: Craig Wright explains what’s going on with those copyright claims
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1 February, 2021

Theory of Bitcoin: Craig Wright explains what’s going on with those copyright claims

In this episode, Dr. Craig S. Wright and Ryan X. Charles talk about Dr. Wright's flurry of copyright claims against...
It’s over 9,000 TPS! Bitcoin SV hits new transactions per second record
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28 January, 2021

It’s over 9,000 TPS! Bitcoin SV hits new transactions per second record

Despite being a testing network, the Scaling Test Network shares most of its technical capabilities with the BSV mainnet—once again...
The Bitcoin Bridge puts spotlight on BitPing, BSV in Australia, and Craig Wright
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25 January, 2021

The Bitcoin Bridge puts spotlight on BitPing, BSV in Australia, and Craig Wright

Dean Little and Nick Carton from BitPing join Jon Southurst to talk about whether being a developer in Australia is...
Theory of Bitcoin looks at Donald Trump, cryptography mailing list and SIGHASH type
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25 January, 2021

Theory of Bitcoin looks at Donald Trump, cryptography mailing list and SIGHASH type

The interview series between Bitcoin creator Dr. Craig S. Wright and Fabriik's Ryan X. Charles begins on a slightly different...
Wladimir van der Laan steps back from BTC Core role, asks for more decentralization
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23 January, 2021

Wladimir van der Laan steps back from BTC Core role, asks for more decentralization

Core protocol developer Wladimir van der Laan has been the public leader of the small centralized dev team that secretly...
Square is next in line for Craig Wright’s copyright enforcement action
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22 January, 2021

Square is next in line for Craig Wright’s copyright enforcement action

Dr. Craig Wright began to launch actions against various groups who make the Bitcoin white paper and related materials available...

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