01-10-2026 
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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27 March, 2020
Yes, Bitcoin can run any kind of smart contract
Bitcoin scripting is "extremely extensible, versatile, and future-oriented," with "unbounded" scaling, according to sCrypt Inc..
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18 March, 2020
How Bitcoin’s set in stone protocol may be the only one to please SEC
Bitcoin's unchangeable protocol could make it the only blockchain in existence on which to build token projects that meet the...
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18 March, 2020
As Bitcoin Halving 2020 approaches, on-chain scaling becomes vital
As the block reward "halving" approaches amid falling prices, the need for Bitcoin to scale massively on-chain becomes clear.
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17 March, 2020
If exchanges won’t stop Bitcoin scams, processors can—and will
A recently-published research report into the PlusToken scam highlights the role regulated digital exchanges play in laundering the proceeds of...
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11 March, 2020
‘Crypto’ is dead—long live the digital transaction era
As we move into an era where Bitcoin will begin to power the digital economy, it's time to let go...
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9 March, 2020
BCH begins developer purge, but can’t solve viability problem
The bitter acrimony over the mining tax plan continues, threatening to split the community at a time when BCH is...
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