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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

Man sentenced for decade-old 50K+ Bitcoin theft from Silk Road
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17 April, 2023

Man sentenced for decade-old 50K+ Bitcoin theft from Silk Road

James Zhong received a one-year and one-day prison sentence in connection with his decade-old offense from the Southern District of...
P2P marketplace Paxful cites regulatory pressure as it suspends services
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5 April, 2023

P2P marketplace Paxful cites regulatory pressure as it suspends services

Celsius bankruptcy and an ongoing legal dispute between Paxful's co-founders likely also played a part in the P2P marketplace shutdown.
Vaionex sees a future for STAS tokens with new apps, stablecoin
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29 March, 2023

Vaionex sees a future for STAS tokens with new apps, stablecoin

The latest STAS version has some features that Vaionex thinks could gain favor from regulators and make digital asset creation...
DAOs are still legal partnerships, US judge rules in stolen assets case
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28 March, 2023

DAOs are still legal partnerships, US judge rules in stolen assets case

Judge Larry Burns said bZx DAO founders had formed the organization intending to circumvent U.S. company law and that the...
Verifying data while keeping it private, and why it’s important: The Bitcoin Masterclasses 3 with Craig Wright
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28 March, 2023

Verifying data while keeping it private, and why it’s important: The Bitcoin Masterclasses 3 with Craig Wright

Blockchain analysts can tell that "something happened here" in particular transactions—but not what it was. With the Bitcoin blockchain, we...
The Bitcoin Masterclasses #3 with Dr. Craig Wright: Sharing the single, central source of truth
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25 March, 2023

The Bitcoin Masterclasses #3 with Dr. Craig Wright: Sharing the single, central source of truth

This latest The Bitcoin Masterclasses tackles more about the processes that ensure the data entered onto the blockchain is as...

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