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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

Bankman-Toast? FTX CEO arrested in Bahamas, faces US extradition
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13 December, 2022

Bankman-Toast? FTX CEO arrested in Bahamas, faces US extradition

Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested by authorities in the Bahamas and is now awaiting extradition to the US to face...
Neville Sinclair reveals the project Craig Wright pitched to BDO pre-Bitcoin and his extraordinary skills
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12 December, 2022

Neville Sinclair reveals the project Craig Wright pitched to BDO pre-Bitcoin and his extraordinary skills

Sinclair described Craig Wright's technical knowledge and understanding as standing out far above others, and this was also the point...
Twitter Tips on Lightning Network fizzles out after 1 year due to low demand
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9 December, 2022

Twitter Tips on Lightning Network fizzles out after 1 year due to low demand

Twitter announced it would discontinue its tipping feature, which lacked both awareness and demand, with a worldwide total of just...
Bitcoin SV Node team plans to fix mAPI’s ‘evicted transactions’ problem
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7 December, 2022

Bitcoin SV Node team plans to fix mAPI’s ‘evicted transactions’ problem

mAPI (initially Merchant API) was designed to be an additional service miner that could be offered to merchants accepting Bitcoin...
How to build HandCash apps from scratch with OpenAI and the Connect SDK
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5 December, 2022

How to build HandCash apps from scratch with OpenAI and the Connect SDK

HandCash develops a prototype app using OpenAI and Connect SDK that, according to Brett Banfe, will empower more developers and...
FTX or no FTX, more exchange regulation was always coming
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2 December, 2022

FTX or no FTX, more exchange regulation was always coming

The collapse of FTX will likely lead to more regulation and scrutiny, with the prominence of digital asset exchanges and...

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