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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

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.
Craig Wright: Bitcoin is no good for illicit activity, and here’s why
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23 April, 2020

Craig Wright: Bitcoin is no good for illicit activity, and here’s why

In a recent blog post, Dr. Craig Wright dispelled the myth that Bitcoin is either "censorship-resistant" or beyond authorities' reach.
‘Minercraft’ lets data users interact directly with transaction processors
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20 April, 2020

‘Minercraft’ lets data users interact directly with transaction processors

Minercraft can be installed on a software or run inside a browser, and currently supports those running the beta version...
Why tokens are not the same thing as Bitcoin
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20 April, 2020

Why tokens are not the same thing as Bitcoin

Jon Southurst explores the way mainstream media talk about digital assets.

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