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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

New CEO Jerry Chan on how TAAL can lead the new economic regime emerging from current crisis
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27 March, 2020

New CEO Jerry Chan on how TAAL can lead the new economic regime emerging from current crisis

The newly-appointed CEO of TAAL Distributed Information Technologies Inc. has detailed his vision for the company and its role in...
Yes, Bitcoin can run any kind of smart contract
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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..
How Bitcoin’s set in stone protocol may be the only one to please SEC
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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...
As Bitcoin Halving 2020 approaches, on-chain scaling becomes vital
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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.
If exchanges won’t stop Bitcoin scams, processors can—and will
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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...
‘Crypto’ is dead—long live the digital transaction era
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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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