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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

Does Vitalik Buterin understand patents—or blockchain?
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5 May, 2020

Does Vitalik Buterin understand patents—or blockchain?

The ongoing war of words between Dr. Craig S. Wright and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin continued in April.
How TAAL sees the Bitcoin long game: CEO Jerry Chan
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4 May, 2020

How TAAL sees the Bitcoin long game: CEO Jerry Chan

New TAAL CEO Jerry Chan describes how comparing coin prices versus hashing power around halving times is short-term thinking.
TAAL exchanges Calvin Ayre’s debt for equity, appoints to advisory board
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1 May, 2020

TAAL exchanges Calvin Ayre’s debt for equity, appoints to advisory board

The restructure swaps a C$24,148,077 debt debenture issued in March 2019 as part of a share purchase agreement, giving Calvin...
TAAL licenses nChain IP portfolio for 10 years to advance new blockchain era
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1 May, 2020

TAAL licenses nChain IP portfolio for 10 years to advance new blockchain era

The deal gives TAAL non-exclusive rights to key elements of nChain's patent portfolio, allowing it to develop and expand the...
BSV App Testers offer to user-test Bitcoin apps in the real world
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1 May, 2020

BSV App Testers offer to user-test Bitcoin apps in the real world

Jon Southurst chats with the BSV App Testers, an international group that promises real-world user testing for Bitcoin apps.
iGaming use cases on Bitcoin
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28 April, 2020

iGaming use cases on Bitcoin

BSV's unlimited scaling capacity is perfect for iGaming applications, with the added assurance the base protocol cannot be altered.

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