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Jon Matonis

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Jon Matonis is an e-money researcher and crypto economist focused on expanding the circulation of non-political digital currencies. His career has included senior influential posts at Sumitomo Bank, Visa, VeriSign, and Hushmail. He is a former Executive Director and board member of the Bitcoin Foundation.

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A Taxonomy of Bitcoin Mixing Services for Policymakers
As policymakers come to terms with bitcoin, privacy-enhancing protocols seek to maintain fungibility and user-defined privacy.
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By Jon Matonis
Mar 17, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2014
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How Bitcoin Smashes Mobile Payments Barriers
In an open letter to the industry, Jon Matonis explains why bitcoin is the future of mobile payments.
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By Jon Matonis
Feb 27, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 27, 2014
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Anonymity
Market-Based Reactions to New Bitcoin Regulation
Ultimately, if privacy becomes disrespected, the market can and will provide cryptographic solutions to restore balance.
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By Jon Matonis
Feb 23, 2014 at 12:19 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2014
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Exchanges
The Evolution of the Bitcoin Clearing House
These may be the final months for large international bitcoin exchanges for retail purposes. What will take their place?
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By Jon Matonis
Feb 14, 2014 at 5:05 p.m. UTC
Feb 14, 2014
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Legal Online Gambling is Next Major Bitcoin Market
The second-generation bitcoin gambling sites demonstrate market-based legitimacy and look set to bring the currency into the mainstream.
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By Jon Matonis
Jan 30, 2014 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Jan 30, 2014
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Coinbase
The Implications of Bitcoin: Money Without Government
Investing in bitcoin companies is fraught with contradictions, so it's imperative to remain astute about the political landscape.
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By Jon Matonis
Jan 23, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2014
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Atms
Bitcoin Exchanges Go Local to Drive Adoption
A trend is unfolding: global bitcoin exchanges are becoming wholesalers, whereas their domestic counterparts are catering to local needs.
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By Jon Matonis
Jan 15, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 15, 2014
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China
Price Discovery in the Absence of Bitcoin Exchanges
If bitcoin exchanges become threatened out of existence, price discovery will still find a way.
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By Jon Matonis
Dec 31, 2013 at 4:15 p.m. UTC
Dec 31, 2013
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Tax
Bitcoin Analysts Contribute to a Post-Legal Tender Era
As Bitcoin increases its influence in national economies, fiscal and monetary policy implications will begin to take center stage.
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By Jon Matonis
Dec 23, 2013 at 3:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 23, 2013
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Casascius coins
Bitcoin Ideology and the Tale of Casascius Coins
Mailing bitcoin private keys on a coin-shaped metal disc could be considered money transmission in the US.
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By Jon Matonis
Dec 17, 2013 at 4:40 p.m. UTC
Dec 17, 2013
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