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Pavlos Giorkas

Pavlos Giorkas is a blogger and content creator with a passion for crypto, health, consumer tech and money management. He's been dealing with cryptocurrency since 2013 but didn't take action until 3 years later on 2016. On Bitnewsbot he covers the latest news in the crypto space.

Citizen Lab Investigation: Malware Used To Covertly Mine Cryptocurrency In Egypt

A bombshell investigation by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab reveals startling evidence that sophisticated malware developed by a Canadian software firm was disseminated...

Congressional Committee To Hold Cryptocurrency, ICO Hearing

On the morning of March 14, 2018, the House Financial Services Committee will host a hearing on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs).On Pi...

SWIFT Glows Over Successful DLT Proof of Concept

The global banking cooperative SWIFT has released an analysis of its recent proof of concept that relied on IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric v1.0 DLT platform....

Korea Customs Service Eyes Blockchain For Fraud, Smuggling Prevention

The South Korean government agency in charge of customs has said that it will use blockchain technology, AI, and big data systems in order...

Cryptocurrency Exchanges Supporting Security Tokens Must Register With SEC Or Seek Exemption

On Wednesday, the SEC gave notice that exchanges supporting security tokens must register with the agency or seek exemption. This requirement extends to platforms...

What Is Cryptocurrency? Just Look It Up In The Merriam-Webster Dictionary!

The editors of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary have announced that a slew of new words have been added to their official lexicon, including “cryptocurrency,” and...

BMW Hoping Blockchain Can Remove Child Labor From Its Supply Chain

BMW is participating in a blockchain trial that seeks to lay the groundwork for a cobalt supply chain that is free of child labor.The...

USPTO Publishes PayPal Patent For ‘Expedited Virtual Currency Transaction System’

This past week, the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) published a patent that PayPal filed for an “Expedited Virtual Currency Transaction System.” The...

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