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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

New US bill aims to make small profits with digital assets tax-exempt
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14 February, 2022

New US bill aims to make small profits with digital assets tax-exempt

A bipartisan group in the U.S. Congress has proposed the "Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act," which aims to make smaller...
AnonSurvey’s blockchain e-voting app now available for use
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14 February, 2022

AnonSurvey’s blockchain e-voting app now available for use

The AnonSurvey online app has been soft-launched to highlight its privacy functions, and to see what new use cases a...
Bitfinex: DOJ seizes over 94,000 BTC related to 2016 exchange hack, arrests couple
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10 February, 2022

Bitfinex: DOJ seizes over 94,000 BTC related to 2016 exchange hack, arrests couple

The arrests, reportedly linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, "show that cryptocurrency is not a safe haven for criminals" according...
Facebook could face criminal charges in Australia over digital asset scam ads
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4 February, 2022

Facebook could face criminal charges in Australia over digital asset scam ads

Australian mining magnate Dr. Andrew Forrest is accusing the social network giant of being "criminally reckless" and knowingly profiting from...
BSV can easily keep banking, Islamic Finance records secure on a public blockchain
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4 February, 2022

BSV can easily keep banking, Islamic Finance records secure on a public blockchain

The Islamic Finance industry could utilize the BSV blockchain to make commodity trade sequences (or "Murabaha") more efficient, says Bitcoin...
US now defines Bitcoin and digital assets as cash—for large transaction reporting
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31 January, 2022

US now defines Bitcoin and digital assets as cash—for large transaction reporting

The U.S. Infrastructure Bill has a number of new rules aimed at controlling digital asset use, including an eight-word alteration...

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