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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

14 years since Genesis Block: The world still needs Bitcoin’s original vision
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3 January, 2023

14 years since Genesis Block: The world still needs Bitcoin’s original vision

The Genesis Block was never "mined" like every other Bitcoin block; that started with Block #1 when Satoshi Nakamoto released...
Top FTX creditors want their identities kept secret
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30 December, 2022

Top FTX creditors want their identities kept secret

Non-U.S. FTX customers argue that their identities should be kept hidden during court proceedings, as revealing them could put them...
The ‘Running Bitcoin Challenge’ in Hal Finney’s memory is on again
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30 December, 2022

The ‘Running Bitcoin Challenge’ in Hal Finney’s memory is on again

In honor of Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney, the Running Bitcoin Challenge will return on January 10, 2023 to support ongoing...
IPv6 and Bitcoin: Developments in 2022
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29 December, 2022

IPv6 and Bitcoin: Developments in 2022

With help from Dr. Craig Wright and Latif Ladid, 2022 has become the year wherein IPv6 is being gradually known...
Code is (still) not law: DeFi ‘strategist’ Avi Eisenberg arrested over Mango Markets exploit
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28 December, 2022

Code is (still) not law: DeFi ‘strategist’ Avi Eisenberg arrested over Mango Markets exploit

Avraham Eisenberg, facing market manipulation charges in the Southern District of New York, is under police custody in Puerto Rico...
Sam Bankman-Fried out of jail on $250M bail… sort of
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23 December, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried out of jail on $250M bail… sort of

Just a day after his extradition from the Bahamas to New York City, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was freed on...

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