Jon Southurst

Jon Southurst is a business-tech and economic development writer who discovered bitcoin in early 2012. His work has appeared in numerous blogs, UN development appeals, and Canadian & Australian newspapers. Based in Tokyo for a decade, Jon is a regular at bitcoin meetups in Japan and likes to write about any topic that straddles technology and world-altering economics.

Jon Southurst

Dernières de Jon Southurst


Marchés

OKPay 'Ordered' to Hand Over Customers' $6.1 Million to Mt Gox

Payment processor OKPay says it had no option but to pay customer deposits to Mt Gox last month.

OKPAY knife poster

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'Record Attendance' for India Seminar Reveals Keen Interest in Bitcoin

A Bitcoin Alliance of India seminar drew 250 students displaying impressive levels of knowledge and curiosity.

Bitcoin Alliance of India Seminar

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Coin Academy Launches Online Classes for Budding Bitcoiners

Coin Academy has been set up as an online learning site dedicated entirely to bitcoin and digital currencies.

student working

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Indonesian Project Makes Bitcoin Available at 10,000 Stores

Indonesians can now easily buy bitcoins over the counter at their nearest Indomaret store.

Indonesians can buy bitcoins at 10,000 convenience stores

Marchés

Huobi's Fixed-Return Financial Product Sells Out in One Hour

Huobi has sold all subscriptions to 'Dig-VC', a 60-day fixed-term product designed to fund its new mining platform.

Huobi Dig-VC title page

Marchés

Antonopoulos Leaves Blockchain Security Role to Become Board Advisor

Blockchain has announced that CSO Andreas M Antonopoulos will leave his current position to become a board advisor.

Andreas Blockchain

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CRXzone Launches as Singapore's First Bitcoin and Litecoin Exchange

Singapore’s latest exchange, CRXzone, has become the first platform to offer both litecoin and bitcoin trading in the country.

Pawan Kumar, CEO of CRXzone

Marchés

Community Honors Hal Finney with Bitcoin Fund for ALS Research

A group of prominent bitcoin figures and companies have teamed up raise funds to combat the disease ALS.

hal finney

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Charlie Shrem Hopes to Walk Free After Guilty Plea Deal

Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem hopes for freedom with a guilty plea for the lesser charge of unlicensed money transmission.

Charlie Shrem is the former founder of BitInstant and co-founder of cryptocurrency intelligence service CryptoIQ.

Marchés

UAE's First Bitcoin Exchange Launches in Dubai

Australian-Indian company igot has launched the UAE's first bitcoin exchange, hoping to capture some of the Indian remittance market.

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