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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OKCoin Now Offers P2P Lending to International Users

OKCoin offers international users a P2P lending system with the ability to set interest rates and duration, as well as a new Futures interface.

Money Lending

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Safello Co-Founder Moves to Tokyo to Start New Bitcoin Security Firm

The co-founder of Swedish exchange Safello has left the company to join a team of bitcoin security experts in Tokyo to establish a consulting firm.

WizSec Founding Team: Kim Nilsson, J. Maurice, Emil Oldenburg

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Stripe Updates Bitcoin Payments Advice, Will Go Live in January

Online payment solutions company Stripe's bitcoin service will come out of beta in January, the company has advised.

Stripe front page

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Bitcoin Predictions for 2014: How the Pundits Fared

As the bitcoin world hopes for the best in 2015, we look back at pundits' predictions for this year.

fortune cookies

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Burning Man Accepts Bitcoin Donations for Year-Round Activities

Cutting-edge cultural organisation Burning Man has announced it will accept bitcoin donations to support its year-round roster of programs.

Burning Man

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Singapore Exchange CoinHako Gets Personal Investment Boost from Tim Draper

Singapore bitcoin exchange and wallet CoinHako has received a personal 'six-figure' investment from Tim Draper after completing Boost VC.

Tim Draper with CoinHako founders Yusho Liu and Gerry Eng

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Major Japanese Rewards Scheme Now Pays Out in Bitcoin

Japanese payments giant GMO Media is now offering rewards scheme payouts in bitcoin via a new partnership with bitFlyer.

Japan shops

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Bitcoin Firm Enables Remittance Withdrawals at 450 Philippine Bank ATMs

Philippine remittance service Coins.ph now allows users to send funds for collection at a network of bank ATMs.

Philippines pesos

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Australian Regulator: Bitcoin is Not a Financial Product

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued temporary guidance for bitcoin businesses.

Australian Parliament building

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Chinese Official: Bitcoin Can 'Co-exist' with Fiat Currencies

Former vice-governor of China's central bank, Wu Xiaoling, has said digital currencies like bitcoin "could co-exist with fiat currencies".

Leon Li at Sanya Conference