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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

Chronicle completes BSV’s mission to restore original Bitcoin protocol
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15 January, 2026

Chronicle completes BSV’s mission to restore original Bitcoin protocol

In 2026, BSV Association will launch "Chronicle," the final upgrade for BSV blockchain’s SV Node software before transitioning to Teranode.
Votari is ready to trial online voting with blockchain
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13 January, 2026

Votari is ready to trial online voting with blockchain

Votari offers a secure and user-friendly platform for digital voting, ensuring privacy and verifiability through blockchain technology.
The Bitcoin transaction that changed everything—17 years on
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12 January, 2026

The Bitcoin transaction that changed everything—17 years on

Seventeen years after Satoshi sent 10 BTC to Hal Finney, Bitcoin’s first transaction marks the start of a journey from...
Happy 17th birthday Bitcoin, it’s your first year in the Teranode Era
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9 January, 2026

Happy 17th birthday Bitcoin, it’s your first year in the Teranode Era

Bitcoin celebrates its 17th birthday, marking the start of the Teranode Era, a new infrastructure for scalable, efficient blockchain transactions.
The ‘reality anchor’ we need: Bitcoin’s Genesis Block turns 17
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3 January, 2026

The ‘reality anchor’ we need: Bitcoin’s Genesis Block turns 17

Bitcoin’s Genesis Block turns 17, reminding us why its immutable timestamp and iconic 2009 headline still anchor truth in an...
Own tokens and be happy: My 2025 blockchain news highlights
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24 December, 2025

Own tokens and be happy: My 2025 blockchain news highlights

In this piece, Jon Southurst highlights the events of the London Blockchain Conference 2025, emphasizing the potential of tokenization and...

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