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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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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194,993 BTC transaction worth $147 Million sparks mystery and speculation

Bitcoin internet hangouts were buzzing today after noticing someone had shifted 194,993 BTC in one transaction.

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China Central Bank Official: People Should be Free to Use Bitcoin Exchanges

People should be able to use bitcoin exchanges without interference from banks, according to a Chinese central bank official.

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Alpha Technology Announces ASIC Miners for Litecoin are Coming Soon

Alpha Technologies will start developing purpose-built ASIC mining hardware for Litecoin in partnership with Indian manufacturer Dexcel Designs.

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Why China is Leading the Global Rise of Bitcoin

Insiders offer a view of bitcoin in China: world's largest exchange, rampant mining, and a population ready to invest.

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MatrixVision Wants to Make Bitcoin 'Cleaner Than Cash'

MatrixVision wants to make bitcoin "cleaner than cash", helping related businesses to operate in the mainstream financial world.

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World's Largest Bitcoin Exchange BTC China Gets $5 Million in Funding

BTC China has received $5 million in funding from Lightspeed China Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

BTC China gets $5m in funding from Lightspeed

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Bitcoin Price Hits $500, a 50x Increase in Just 12 Months

Those bitcoins that passed $300? They were a bargain — the value of 1 BTC has now passed $500.

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Federal Agency Responses Reveal US Government Attitudes to Bitcoin

The US Senate committee has revealed the responses it received to its previous requests for information on virtual currencies.

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What Exactly Does the US Government Really Think of Bitcoin? Here’s the Story so Far

We look at some of the more significant events in bitcoin's short but colorful legal history.

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