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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Classified Ads Site Gumtree Blocks Bitcoin Listings

Gumtree, the UK's largest online classifieds site auto-removes listings related to bitcoin.

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Directory.io Prank Proves Bitcoin Protocol's Strength

A website that listed bitcoin private keys with corresponding public addresses has been revealed as a prank.

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BTC China in Discussion With Regulators Over Bitcoin Recognition

The world’s busiest bitcoin exchange has been in 'low-level' discussions to get bitcoin recognised as an official currency.

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Sports Fan Gets $20k in Donations After Waving Bitcoin Sign on ESPN

One lucky football fan has received over $20,000 in donations simply for getting his bitcoin address on ESPN’s Gameday.

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Australian Bitcoin Exchange CoinJar Gets A$500k in Venture Funding

Australian bitcoin exchange CoinJar has received A$500,000 in venture funding.

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Leaked Documents Show Dutch Rabobank Blocked Bitcoin for 'Ethical Reasons'

It's been revealed that the Netherlands' third-largest bank blocked transfers to bitcoin exchanges on 'ethical grounds'.

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Roger Ver, 'Bitcoin Jesus', Makes Largest Ever Bitcoin Donation of $1 Million

Globetrotting bitcoin entrepreneur Roger Ver just made a $1 million charitable bitcoin donation after ‘losing’ a bet.

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British Island Wants to Make Physical Bitcoins with UK Royal Mint Deal

A tiny island in the English Channel, Alderney, wants to become a bitcoin financial services center.

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China's Third-Largest Mobile Network Now Accepts Bitcoin

Consumers in China can now purchase smartphones with bitcoin from major carrier China Telecom.

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Bitcoin Payment Processor BIPS Attacked, Over $1 Million Stolen

Payment processor and free online wallet service BIPS suffered a major attack that saw 1,295 BTC (over $1m) stolen.

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