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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Peter Thiel Claims Bitcoin Has the Potential to Change the World

Venture capitalist and libertarian Peter Thiel likes the idea of bitcoin but remains cautious on its future with regulators.

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US Homeland Security committee to explore bitcoin's potential in 18th Nov hearing

The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is holding a hearing into bitcoin on 18th November.

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Shopify officially integrates bitcoin as a payment option for its 70,000+ merchants

Popular e-commerce platform Shopify announced earlier today it would add a bitcoin payment option for its sellers.

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US man arrested for selling guns on Black Market Reloaded

As online black marketplaces proliferate a US man is arrested for selling guns on the Black Market Reloaded site.

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Australian company announces bitcoin scholarship contest

Digital currencies and the future: will bitcoin change the world? Australian company launches essay competition to find answer.

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Judge orders bitcoin incubator CoinLab to hand over $2.4 Million in bitcoins

CoinLab has been ordered to cough up $2.36m to Bitvestment over breach of contract.

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Bitcoin helps Iranian shoe store overcome international trade sanctions

An Iranian e-commerce site selling handmade shoes accepts only bitcoin, attempting to avoid stringent trade restrictions.

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First bar to accept bitcoin arrives in China

Beijing bar 2nd Place has become the first in China to accept bitcoin.

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Bitcoin needs to advance to 'third wave' of startups and accept regulation

CoinDesk founder Shakil Khan talks bitcoin with Nejc Kodrič and Michael Jackson at TechCrunch's Disrupt Europe 2013.

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Bitmit is still the eBay of bitcoin despite setbacks

The "eBay of bitcoin", Bitmit, remains popular with sellers and buyers despite uncertainty over its future and occasional downtime.

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