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.

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CoinJar Launches Bitcoin Debit Card Trial

CoinJar is testing a bitcoin debit card for use at ATMs and over 800,000 retail terminals across Australia.

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Huobi, OKCoin Celebrate Chinese Bitcoin Industry at Weekend Galas

China's bitcoin industry stepped out over the weekend with two large gala events for exchanges OKCoin and Huobi.

Entrepreneur Li Xiaolai speaks at Huobi's birthday event

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iOS Users Get First 'Decentralized' Bitcoin Wallet with Breadwallet

Breadwallet is the first 'decentralized' wallet app for iOS, eliminating server trust by communicating directly with the bitcoin network.

Breadwallet

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RushWallet Adds Instant Bitcoin Fundraising Feature

RushWallet users can now create bitcoin fundraisers, campaign trackers and payment requests directly from a browser.

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Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Payment System 'Badly Lacking'

Investor and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has again expressed lukewarm views on bitcoin, saying it lacks a payment system.

Peter Thiel image via CoinDesk archives

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Japanese Bitcoin Growth Continues with New E-Commerce Platform

Japan's latest bitcoin startup is multi-services platform Coincheck, which offers an exchange, wallet and a new system for e-commerce.

Akihabara anime Tokyo

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Satoshi Email Hacker May Have Struck Before

The hacker who allegedly hijacked the bitcoin founder's email account may have previously blackmailed Roger Ver.

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BitFlyer Launches Japan's First Bitcoin Crowdfunding Platform

Japanese exchange bitFlyer has launched a bitcoin-based crowdfunding platform called fundFlyer, and has already signed up one high-profile member.

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BitVC Kicks Off Bitcoin Futures Platform with Trading Contest

Huobi's BitVC exchange platform is launching its futures trading feature with a competition to get users involved.

BitVC competition page

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Hacker Hijacks Satoshi Nakamoto's Email, Threatens to Reveal All

A hacker appears to have access to Satoshi Nakamoto's online accounts and old emails, but their intentions are unknown.

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