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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

Theory of Bitcoin talks contracts: Bitcoin offers nothing new—at least in the legal sense
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22 February, 2021

Theory of Bitcoin talks contracts: Bitcoin offers nothing new—at least in the legal sense

Fabriik's Ryan X. Charles and Bitcoin creator Dr. Craig S. Wright look at how long-standing laws concerning formal deals are...
Bitcoin’s scaling test network is processing more data than ever
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19 February, 2021

Bitcoin’s scaling test network is processing more data than ever

Over the past week, the Bitcoin SV Scaling Test Network regularly handled blocks of over 380MB, with close to 2...
Bitcoin: Creating tokens, but not tokenmania
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18 February, 2021

Bitcoin: Creating tokens, but not tokenmania

Given the endless possibilities Bitcoin technology offers, it's easy to see why many got excited at the thought of creating...
George Siosi Samuels: Bitcoin is more than just a currency for Tuvalu
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15 February, 2021

George Siosi Samuels: Bitcoin is more than just a currency for Tuvalu

This week, CoinGeek's weekly Asia/Pacific-focused show The Bitcoin Bridge looks at the Tuvalu National Digital Register—a project that's getting a...
Theory of Bitcoin looks at how Bitcoin handles long-term document retention
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15 February, 2021

Theory of Bitcoin looks at how Bitcoin handles long-term document retention

The latest "Theory of Bitcoin" episode is all about keeping secure records—in business, you may need to retain documents for...
Binance drops defamation suit against Forbes over regulation-avoidance claims
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10 February, 2021

Binance drops defamation suit against Forbes over regulation-avoidance claims

The November 2020 complaint sought damages over an article that alleged Binance had intentionally created structures to evade U.S. regulators.

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