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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

BCH developer fee explained: Tax or security?
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27 January, 2020

BCH developer fee explained: Tax or security?

The proposal to subsidize development with a 12.5% cut of miners' block rewards has seen mixed reactions from those inside...
Record 1GB+ BSV testnet block is the true vision of Bitcoin’s future
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27 January, 2020

Record 1GB+ BSV testnet block is the true vision of Bitcoin’s future

On January 25, the BSV Scaling Testnet proved it's capable of something far greater—mining a block of just over 1GB.
Voice social network vague on use of EOS public blockchain
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20 January, 2020

Voice social network vague on use of EOS public blockchain

The rewards-based social network being developed by Block.one has reportedly switched away from running on the EOS public blockchain.
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.

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