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Jon Southurst

Jon Southurst has been interested in bitcoin since reading Neal Stephenson's 'Cryptonomicon' in 2012. A long-time tech writer, he has been a regular contributor at CoinDesk and has written for Kaiko.com, DeepDotWeb and ancient print publications. He lives on an artificial island in Tokyo.

Preserving the Markets: What Needs to Happen to Bitcoin Price
Preserving the Markets: What Needs to Happen to Bitcoin Price
Professor to SEC: Bitcoin Funds 'Like a Penny Stock or Ponzi'
Professor to SEC: Bitcoin Funds 'Like a Penny Stock or Ponzi'
Is Japan Becoming the New Bitcoin Trading Superpower?
Is Japan Becoming the New Bitcoin Trading Superpower?
Storj & Counterparty Testing Instant Micropayments Channel
Storj & Counterparty Testing Instant Micropayments Channel
Philippines Customers Can Pay Consumer Loans, Bills with Bitcoin
Philippines Customers Can Pay Consumer Loans, Bills with Bitcoin
The Bitcoin Halving Is Upon Us, Excitement at All-Time Highs
The Bitcoin Halving Is Upon Us, Excitement at All-Time Highs
Hacked Gatecoin Raises $500K to Reopen Exchange
Hacked Gatecoin Raises $500K to Reopen Exchange
Trading Corporate Secrets Becoming New Darknet Industry
Trading Corporate Secrets Becoming New Darknet Industry
OTC Trading For Regular People: Search For the 'Uber of Bitcoin'
OTC Trading For Regular People: Search For the 'Uber of Bitcoin'
OTC Trading: An Inside Look at How Whales Move Bitcoin
OTC Trading: An Inside Look at How Whales Move Bitcoin
China's Proposed New Law Recognizes Bitcoin as 'People's Rights'
China's Proposed New Law Recognizes Bitcoin as 'People's Rights'
Kraken Snatches CleverCoin, Consolidates Position in EU
Kraken Snatches CleverCoin, Consolidates Position in EU
Bitcoin's Smart Contracts Will Have Additional Safeguards
Bitcoin's Smart Contracts Will Have Additional Safeguards
UK Credit Rating Downgraded Amid Post-Brexit Uncertainty
UK Credit Rating Downgraded Amid Post-Brexit Uncertainty
Darknet Purchases Increasing as Drug War Continues to Fail
Darknet Purchases Increasing as Drug War Continues to Fail
Quoine Gets $20M Funding as Asian Bitcoin Trading Soars
Quoine Gets $20M Funding as Asian Bitcoin Trading Soars
Philippines Smartphone Explosion Offers Potential for Bitcoin
Philippines Smartphone Explosion Offers Potential for Bitcoin
Ver, Voorhees & Fenton Join John McAfee's Security Board
Ver, Voorhees & Fenton Join John McAfee's Security Board
Bitcoin Transactions Stuck? 40K+ Unconfirmed Sparks More Debate
Bitcoin Transactions Stuck? 40K+ Unconfirmed Sparks More Debate
Big Spike in Bitcoin Interest on Chinese Internet
Big Spike in Bitcoin Interest on Chinese Internet
Foreign Investors Dump Japan Stocks as Economic Planning Fails
Foreign Investors Dump Japan Stocks as Economic Planning Fails
Senior Silk Road 2.0 Admin Gets Eight Years Prison
Senior Silk Road 2.0 Admin Gets Eight Years Prison
Counterparty Gives Bitcoin Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts
Counterparty Gives Bitcoin Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts
Snowden: Anonymous 'Zcash' Could Solve Bitcoin Surveillance Risks
Snowden: Anonymous 'Zcash' Could Solve Bitcoin Surveillance Risks
'Guinea Pig' Money Laundering Case May Decide Bitcoin's Legal Status
'Guinea Pig' Money Laundering Case May Decide Bitcoin's Legal Status
Jaxx Ethereum Wallet Launches on iOS After Gaining Apple Approval
Jaxx Ethereum Wallet Launches on iOS After Gaining Apple Approval
KnC Miner Files For Bankruptcy, Begins Shutting Down Operations
KnC Miner Files For Bankruptcy, Begins Shutting Down Operations
Kraken to Support Direct DAO Token Trading for Fiat Currency
Kraken to Support Direct DAO Token Trading for Fiat Currency
Is Apple Banning Ethereum Wallets on iOS?
Is Apple Banning Ethereum Wallets on iOS?
Japan Passes Law to Increase Regulation of Bitcoin Exchanges
Japan Passes Law to Increase Regulation of Bitcoin Exchanges
SaruTobi, the Game That Tips Players in Bitcoin, Is Now On Android
SaruTobi, the Game That Tips Players in Bitcoin, Is Now On Android
Good Samaritan Hacker 'Johoe' to Develop New Trezor for SatoshiLabs
Good Samaritan Hacker 'Johoe' to Develop New Trezor for SatoshiLabs
Bruce Fenton to RT News: Bitcoin is Secure, Scalability Will Be Fixed
Bruce Fenton to RT News: Bitcoin is Secure, Scalability Will Be Fixed
Zaif Encourages Bitcoin Average Price Investing With Direct Debits
Zaif Encourages Bitcoin Average Price Investing With Direct Debits
Childish Personal Attacks Are Damaging the Bitcoin Industry
Childish Personal Attacks Are Damaging the Bitcoin Industry
China: Bitcoin Banks, Mines, Myths and Realities
China: Bitcoin Banks, Mines, Myths and Realities
Is the Bitcoin Community Being Too Harsh on Gavin Andresen?
Is the Bitcoin Community Being Too Harsh on Gavin Andresen?
Antonopoulos Declined 'Opportunity' to Identify Satoshi and Doesn't Care
Antonopoulos Declined 'Opportunity' to Identify Satoshi and Doesn't Care
Still No Bitcoin Scaling Solution as April Ends Without SegWit
Still No Bitcoin Scaling Solution as April Ends Without SegWit
New Japan Blockchain Association: We Have the Best Contacts
New Japan Blockchain Association: We Have the Best Contacts
Mycelium Wallet to Sell Shares and Release 'Radical Upgrade' This Year
Mycelium Wallet to Sell Shares and Release 'Radical Upgrade' This Year
Gaming Platform Steam to Introduce Bitcoin Payments
Gaming Platform Steam to Introduce Bitcoin Payments
Coincheck Taking Bitcoin Donations for Japan Earthquake Victims
Coincheck Taking Bitcoin Donations for Japan Earthquake Victims
Bitcoin Exchanges Reveal 'Real' USD/CNY Rates, Says Bobby Lee
Bitcoin Exchanges Reveal 'Real' USD/CNY Rates, Says Bobby Lee
ShapeShift Hack Was an Inside Job, Says Erik Voorhees
ShapeShift Hack Was an Inside Job, Says Erik Voorhees