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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

Jesse Powell quits as Kraken CEO, will stay as board chairman
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22 September, 2022

Jesse Powell quits as Kraken CEO, will stay as board chairman

Driven by immense changes in the Bitcoin culture and the proliferation of "woke activism," Jesse Powell steps down as Kraken...
US judge orders Tether to produce detailed documents on USDT’s backing
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22 September, 2022

US judge orders Tether to produce detailed documents on USDT’s backing

The order from U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla is part of a case that's been ongoing since 2019, where...
South Korean prosecutors chasing Do Kwon, while exchanges still trade his tokens
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21 September, 2022

South Korean prosecutors chasing Do Kwon, while exchanges still trade his tokens

South Korean authorities issued an Interpol red notice against Kwon last week concerning the failed DeFi project, claiming he had...
Zetly’s ‘Sport Metaverse’ gives fans an all-in-one bonding experience with their favorite teams
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19 September, 2022

Zetly’s ‘Sport Metaverse’ gives fans an all-in-one bonding experience with their favorite teams

Zetly plans to develop a full Metaverse for fans to interact with objects in the physical world, like buying merchandise,...
Post-Merge, Gary Gensler again hints that ETH is a security
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16 September, 2022

Post-Merge, Gary Gensler again hints that ETH is a security

Gary Gensler likened Ethereum's 'The Merge' to lenders, indicating that it is more of a security than a commodity, a...
Ethereum finally does ‘The Merge,’ staking its future on new algorithm
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15 September, 2022

Ethereum finally does ‘The Merge,’ staking its future on new algorithm

The event was billed as the largest and most complicated open-source software transition in history, but the live network faces...

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