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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

Bitcoin Phone wins 4th Bitcoin SV Hackathon in New York City
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7 October, 2021

Bitcoin Phone wins 4th Bitcoin SV Hackathon in New York City

"Voice Over Bitcoin Protocol" communications app Bitcoin Phone has come first in the fourth Bitcoin SV Hackathon at the CoinGeek...
What are NFTs actually for? Anything you like, but quality needs to improve
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7 October, 2021

What are NFTs actually for? Anything you like, but quality needs to improve

By now we know what NFTs are (sort of), but what are they actually for? Sure they can be static...
Bitcoin is a perfect combination of past, present and future: Blockchain pioneers join CoinGeek New York
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6 October, 2021

Bitcoin is a perfect combination of past, present and future: Blockchain pioneers join CoinGeek New York

The first day wrapped up with a panel featuring some of the men whose early work on verifying digital information...
Steve Shadders on state of BSV network: Look to SPV, LiteClient program to deal with BSV’s rapid growth
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5 October, 2021

Steve Shadders on state of BSV network: Look to SPV, LiteClient program to deal with BSV’s rapid growth

Steve Shadders, Technical Director of the Bitcoin SV Infrastructure Team, gave his customary "state of the network" speech to open...
How can BSV still flourish in China under new restrictions?
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1 October, 2021

How can BSV still flourish in China under new restrictions?

The BSV industry in China needs to build applications aimed at enterprise-tier data users, rather than creating tradeable tokens and...
What has happened in China since the latest ‘Bitcoin bans’?
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30 September, 2021

What has happened in China since the latest ‘Bitcoin bans’?

The latest "Chinese Bitcoin ban" consisted of a statement from the central bank, followed by supportive edicts from several other...

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