Zoran Spirkovski

Based in North Macedonia, Zoran Spirkovski has reported on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology since 2016. As Chief Editor and Owner of Crypto-News.Net, he directs the publication's editorial strategy and operations. His freelance work has appeared in CoinSpeaker, BeInCrypto, and Crypto Briefing.
He specializes in regulatory coverage of digital assets, with particular focus on stablecoin policy and blockchain infrastructure development. His approach centers on making technical blockchain developments accessible to both industry professionals and general readers. Zoran holds cryptocurrency assets and has previous marketing experience in the crypto sector. He maintains editorial independence by enforcing clear boundaries between his publication ownership and freelance journalism. He reports in English and Macedonian.

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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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Clothing Companies Are Ignoring Blockchain

The food and transport industries are embracing blockchain technology to realize a more transparent and efficient future. At the same time, very little is done in one industry where blockchain can provide a significant amount of value to consumers. Big-name fashion, clothing, and shoe brands are the ones that stand the most to benefit, while at…

February 1, 20200Comments

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Senator Nathan Dahm has drafted a new crypto positive bill which is to be introduced on the third of February 2020.

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Oklahoma Setting up for a Crypto Future

Oklahoma's Senator Nathan Dahm has drafted a new crypto positive bill which is to be introduced on the third of February, 2020. The bill contains a lot of crypto positive implications and can be considered a strong determining factor for the future of cryptocurrency in the state. One of the most important parts of the bills…

January 28, 20200Comments

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NBA Is Dunking on the Blockchain Game

The Sacramento Kings, a Californian NBA team announced their second blockchain platform "Kings Live Auctions" on January 15th through Twitter. In the past, the team has also created a blockchain-based rewards program for their fans. The platform is a live auction bidding marketplace built on Ethereum, where the team will offer official game-worn merchandise to their…

January 26, 20200Comments

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