01-09-2026 
Jon Southurst
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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
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7 March, 2025
Japanese exchange gets its hands on a USDC license
Japan's trading market is set for a significant change after SBI VC became the first firm to be permitted to...
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5 March, 2025
Crypto assets are fine, but let’s have a National Blockchain Summit
Bryan Daugherty shares his thoughts on having a “National Blockchain Summit” following Trump administration’s effort to innovate with digital assets.
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3 March, 2025
Building a solid ecosystem: Babbage to host BSV Hackathon in Texas
The US$55,000 prize money is up for grabs at the inaugural BSV Hackathon in Austin, Texas, which Babbage will host...
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28 February, 2025
Japan may change digital asset classification to ‘investments’
Japan's FCA proposed to place digital or "crypto" assets under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, similar to company shares.
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25 February, 2025
‘Next Generation’ Atomic Swaps for better DeFi apps
In a blog post, Wei Zhang detailed a process using linked transaction chains with ZKPs to record an asset's ownership...
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18 February, 2025
TextBSV brings Bitcoin via text message: P2P, no app required
Text BSV intends to make sending satoshis via SMS/text messages more accessible with just a mobile phone and number.
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