Zoran Spirkovski

Zoran Spirkovski is a freelance journalist, brand strategist, and author published by CryptoBriefing, BeInCrypto, CryptoNewsNet, and NewsBlockchain. He writes about blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, branding, marketing, and productivity, and other stories that brew up in his mind.
He writes a daily blog about the same topics at zoransp.medium.com and he regularly contributes to freelance discussion groups.

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Digital Euro on the horizon? Central Bank of France to experiment with crypto for interbank settlements

The Central Bank of France wants to experiment with digital asset technology to improve interbanking abilities, according to this "Call to Apply" document that came out last Monday, on March 30th. The document lists all of the desires and goals that the bank has with cryptocurrency. At the moment, they are looking for third party help…

April 8, 20200Comments

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BMW Group Enters Second Stage of Blockchain-based Supply Chain Transparency

The BMW Group has increased its capacities for utilizing blockchain technology to provide its staff with the tools they need to create high-quality vehicles. According to the press release, BMW has faced great difficulty when tracking specific parts that need to be changed or simply weren't of sufficient quality. Finding the manufacturer often involved a…

April 3, 20200Comments

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Binance and Wazirx Will Fuel Blockchain Growth in India With $50m USD in Grants

Binance and WazirX, a subsidiary the world-renown exchange acquired last year will create a $50M USD fund called "Blockchain for India" according to the announcement on Binance's website. Following the fact that the Indian Supreme Court Lifted the Central Bank's Cryptocurrency Ban, this step from Binance is one business savvy way to capitalize on a newly…

March 24, 20200Comments

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The Only Correlation Between Bitcoin and the Stock Market is Panic Selling

Bitcoin recently experienced a significant drop in value when over the course of this last week. Its value dropped from a stable $9,000 to $5,000 in a matter of days. At the same time, on the stock market, many companies and indexes also lost value. Most notably, the S&P 500 index, whose loses flipped a…

March 15, 20200Comments

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Preventing Another DAO incident

One of the largest tragedies that happened for cryptocurrency and blockchain was the fall of the first Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) "The DAO" when a hacker found a bug in the system and drained a third of the DAO's holdings ($41 million worth of ETH). This is the event that caused the Ethereum hard fork…

March 4, 20200Comments

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Austria and France Unite Against Crypto Crime

The Austrian Institute of Technology AIT and French blockchain security company NIGMA Conseil, have signed an agreement to combat cryptocurrency-enabled crime, according to a press release published by the parties on Feb. 25th, 2020. The foundation of this agreement is intended to strengthen the collaboration between them against both cryptocurrency and other financial crimes. Both of…

March 1, 20200Comments

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The United Nations is on a slow path to blockchain adoption

Bitcoin enables financial freedom and provides access to everybody that also has access to the internet. It represents the perfect global blockchain use case. No intermediaries, just payees and receivers. However, we have a long way to go before we start to use blockchain in all of the right places (and in the right ways). For…

February 26, 20200Comments

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The U.S. Needs to Step up and Embrace Blockchain Technology

Distributed ledgers, i.e. blockchain applications and cryptocurrencies are completely separate things, but that doesn't reflect the U.S. budget and intentions. Trump has once again completely ignored the need for the U.S. to begin integrating blockchain technology in the governmental structures of the country. A recent Forbes article reveals how close the U.S. President Trump is to minds…

February 23, 20200Comments

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The Coronavirus Will Impede on Blockchain Development in China

Back in October, Chinese President Xin Jinping promoted the use of blockchain technology by and for the Chinese economy and provided the public with unadulterated access to the nation's BSN network. However, he could not predict what would ensue in the following months. Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Wuhan, the chances for a successful…

February 12, 20200Comments

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TradeLens Agreement Pending Decision by FMC

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is making a decision on the official approval of the TradeLens platform, as stipulated by an agreement made between IBM and Maersk and the participating parties i.e. cargo transport companies. Starting on January 11th, 2020, the Agreement is passed into the public domain and comments are accepted until the 23rd of…

February 6, 20200Comments

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