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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: Introduction to the Information Theory of Bitcoin
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14 September, 2020

Theory of Bitcoin: Introduction to the Information Theory of Bitcoin

The continuation of the series (or second series, if you prefer) breaks Bitcoin down into two areas of study: "Bit"...
5 billion Bitcoin users: SPV and token standards the top priorities to achieve
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11 September, 2020

5 billion Bitcoin users: SPV and token standards the top priorities to achieve

The recently-formed Technical Standards Committee has set 5 billion users as the figure Bitcoin must achieve to claim success.
EHR Data: Blockchain records can save lives as opioid crisis worsens in 2020
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9 September, 2020

EHR Data: Blockchain records can save lives as opioid crisis worsens in 2020

Heath records firm EHR Data is working on a "real-time single source of truth" for opioid prescriptions in the United...
Chainlink exploits lead to ETH losses—again
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8 September, 2020

Chainlink exploits lead to ETH losses—again

An attacker has once again managed to exploit Ethereum's economy by spamming nine Chainlink nodes to drive up the cost...
TXDB brings a fast, global transaction spend index to Bitcoin
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8 September, 2020

TXDB brings a fast, global transaction spend index to Bitcoin

Matterpool’s TXDB provides an easy way to get the transaction's "spend status" by looking at when it was last spent.
Hotbit Korea lists Bitcoin SV and allows direct BSV-fiat trading
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7 September, 2020

Hotbit Korea lists Bitcoin SV and allows direct BSV-fiat trading

The move signals the original Bitcoin is gradually gaining more acceptance, despite disinformation campaigns from competitor cartels.

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