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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

Clueless pundits don’t understand Bitcoin
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3 February, 2020

Clueless pundits don’t understand Bitcoin

Bitcoin's 700,000 transactions per day is evidence of "price manipulation" and "fake activity," according to two observers.
Bitcoin v1.0.1 released, an optional upgrade for large volume nodes
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29 January, 2020

Bitcoin v1.0.1 released, an optional upgrade for large volume nodes

The Bitcoin SV node team has issued an optional upgrade to the Bitcoin protocol: v1.0.1, aimed at nodes intending to...
BCH developer fee explained: Tax or security?
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27 January, 2020

BCH developer fee explained: Tax or security?

The proposal to subsidize development with a 12.5% cut of miners' block rewards has seen mixed reactions from those inside...
Record 1GB+ BSV testnet block is the true vision of Bitcoin’s future
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27 January, 2020

Record 1GB+ BSV testnet block is the true vision of Bitcoin’s future

On January 25, the BSV Scaling Testnet proved it's capable of something far greater—mining a block of just over 1GB.
Voice social network vague on use of EOS public blockchain
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20 January, 2020

Voice social network vague on use of EOS public blockchain

The rewards-based social network being developed by Block.one has reportedly switched away from running on the EOS public blockchain.
Genesis is here: Bitcoin 1.0.0 released and ready for action
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16 January, 2020

Genesis is here: Bitcoin 1.0.0 released and ready for action

The Bitcoin SV Node team has released the stable version of "Genesis"—or, Bitcoin 1.0.0.

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