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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Koreans Have Thousands of New Online Bitcoin Opportunities Thanks to Galaxia

One of Korea's 'big three' online payment processors allows bitcoin as an option for over 10,000 websites internationally.

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Coinbase Android Apps Have Security Flaw, Expert Warns

A programmer says Android users of Coinbase's consumer and merchant apps are at risk of having their accounts hacked.

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Singapore Architecture and Design Firm to Accept, Keep Bitcoins

An award-winning Singapore architecture and interior design firm will accept and keep bitcoin to simplify international payments.

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Australian Tax Office Delays Bitcoin Guidance

Breaking with expectations, the ATO postponed its ruling on taxation of digital currencies – for now.

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Huobi Brings Margin Trading, Interest Accounts to Bitcoin and Litecoin

Chinese exchange Huobi introduces margin trading and interest-bearing accounts with its new internationally focused brands BitVC and Yubibao.

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Bitcoin Helps Anti-Poaching Teams in New Charity Campaign

BitPOS is teaming up with the International Anti-Poaching Foundation to help save Africa's endangered wildlife from hunters.

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Singapore Government-Owned Investment Firm 'Experiments' With Bitcoin

Triple-A rated Temasek Holdings has been asking staff to get hands on with bitcoin, says its chairman.

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Mark Karpeles: Mt. Gox Grew Too Fast, Too Quickly

Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has given his first media interview to the WSJ, admitting leadership failures.

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Australia's igot Exchange Secures New Funding for Global Expansion

"Now the only real question left is, how fast can we grow?" says the trading platform's CEO.

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Robocoin CEO to Demonstrate Bitcoin in Action at Italian Parliament

Jordan Kelley will join industry leaders at a public hearing to discuss bitcoin, before demonstrating Italy's first Robocoin ATM.

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