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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

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.
Japan’s Zweispace to automate wills with smart inheritance contracts
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16 January, 2020

Japan’s Zweispace to automate wills with smart inheritance contracts

Zweispace, known for its work in the real estate technology industry, has devised a Bitcoin-based smart contract structure to handle...
BSV flips BCH, reaches new all-time high in process
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15 January, 2020

BSV flips BCH, reaches new all-time high in process

Bitcoin SV overtook BCH in both unit price and market cap, while reaching an all-time-high price at the same time.
Tokenization is Bitcoin’s big deal in 2020 and beyond
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13 January, 2020

Tokenization is Bitcoin’s big deal in 2020 and beyond

Tokenization on the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain will be a featured track at CoinGeek London conference, coinciding with the Genesis...
Final Genesis specs released—bye P2SH
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10 January, 2020

Final Genesis specs released—bye P2SH

The Bitcoin SV Node team has finalized specifications for February's Genesis upgrade.
HEX Token Scam claims dog Richard Heart’s scheme
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10 January, 2020

HEX Token Scam claims dog Richard Heart’s scheme

Concerns are growing over the fate of ETH investments in a crypto token project known as HEX.

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