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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

Mastercard launches Crypto Secure to identify digital asset risks for card issuers
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5 October, 2022

Mastercard launches Crypto Secure to identify digital asset risks for card issuers

Mastercard said it had combined CipherTrace's insights with its own "sophisticated AI" based systems for combating fraud in the fiat...
Japanese exchanges must provide customer information with transfers, new law says
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29 September, 2022

Japanese exchanges must provide customer information with transfers, new law says

With the new law, criminal penalties may be applied to exchange operators who fail to provide customer information such as...
Reserve Bank of Australia seeks input on use cases for CBDC pilot program
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28 September, 2022

Reserve Bank of Australia seeks input on use cases for CBDC pilot program

Preparations are up for Australia's CBDC pilot initiative, with the release of a white paper rallying the industry to explore...
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...

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