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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How Bitislands Plans to Turn All of Bali into 'Bitcoin Paradise'

The entire tropical resort island of Bali will become a haven for bitcoin travelers and startups, say project organizers.

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Superbike Racer to Wear Bitcoin Logo at Isle of Man TT Classic

Diamond Circle will put bitcoin and company logos on the helmet of one Isle of Man TT motorcycle racer.

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A Bot Named Willy: Did Mt. Gox's Automated Trading Pump Bitcoin's Price?

Two traders with strange buying habits may have been bots designed to manipulate the market, a report says.

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Botswana Children's Charity Launches Bitcoin Appeal

Alakanani Itireleng of Bitcoin Botswana is launching an appeal for bitcoin and litecoin donations for the country's orphaned children.

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How Roger Ver Got Hacked, and What He Did to Stop it

The bitcoin entrepreneur and evangelist has revealed full details of a hacker's attempt to infiltrate his online properties yesterday.

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500 Developers Already Signed Up for MaidSafe Project

A host of developers has registered to build applications and services for the company's encrypted and decentralized Internet platform.

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Czech Bitcoin ATM Maker General Bytes Ready to Ship Worldwide

The latest ATM manufacturer on the scene has a compact one-way machine with compliance features ready for any jurisdiction.

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Japanese Politicians Take Interest in Growing Bitcoin Ecosystem

Individual Japanese politicians are interested in bitcoin despite the government's hands-off approach, as the local ecosystem goes post-Gox.

 MP Mineyuki Fukuda (second from left) meets with Jesse Powell and the Kraken team

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‘Silk Road’ the Play Seeks Bitcoin Funding for Edinburgh Fringe Debut

Based on the story of the online black market, 'Silk Road', like its online namesake, will be bitcoin funded.

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Meet Three Up-and-Coming Chinese Bitcoin Startups With Global Ambitions

CoinDesk interviewed some of China's up-and-coming startups about their plans at Beijing's recent Global Bitcoin Summit.

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