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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Singapore Government: This is How We Intend to Tax Bitcoin

The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has issued clear guidelines on how it will tax various bitcoin businesses.

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BTC China Bitcoin Volume Bounces Back After Company's 'Darkest Hour'

BTC China's CEO Bobby Lee predicts a bright future for bitcoin, following its regulatory troubles and volatility in 2013.

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Roger Ver and Erik Voorhees Back Bitcoin Wallet KryptoKit

KryptoKit, the browser extension that facilitates simple bitcoin payments and encrypted messaging, has recruited three of bitcoin's biggest names.

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Indian Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Back Online After Shutdown

The Bangalore-based exchange, which launched in December, is back online after a short-term voluntary shutdown.

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Taiwan Regulators Block Robocoin Bitcoin ATMs

Taiwan's Financial Services Commission said it will block bitcoin ATMs there, after Robocoin announced plans to expand installations.

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Chinese Web Giant Sina Launches Bitcoin Information Pages

China's fourth most-popular web portal yesterday launched Sina Bitcoin Market information pages with charts, statistics and real-time market quotes.

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Malaysian Central Bank Has No Plans To Regulate Bitcoin

Malaysia's central bank, the Bank Negara Malaysia, has issued a brief but hands-off statement about bitcoin.

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Alpha Technology Takes Pre-Orders for Litecoin ASIC Miners

UK company Alpha Technology says it is now taking pre-orders for the first litecoin ASIC mining devices.

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The Best Real-World Bitcoin Merchant Pioneers of This Year

We salute the pioneers who blazed a trail for bitcoin and promoted its use around the world in 2013.

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FinCEN: Bitcoin Miners Need Not Register as Money Transmitters

The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says bitcoin mining "for users' own purposes" is not money transmission.

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