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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IBM is Working on a Hardware Implementation for Blockchain Technology

Following the news from Microsoft, one of their main competitors IBM has also applied for a patent called "Node characterization in a blockchain," which hosts a method for extracting information on a blockchain about a node. The patent comes from an Indian team employed by IBM, and is due to the work of: Bhavani K. Eshwar…

August 23, 20180Comments

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Cryptocurrency Scams on the Rise in the UK – Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority

Reuters published a warning from Britain's Financial Conduct Authority for investors on August 17th, informing them of an increase of cryptocurrency related scams which are leveraging celebrities and uptown London addresses to convince potential investors into buying into their scam. Similar warnings came out of BFCA's online channels, and now once again on the 17th of…

August 20, 20180Comments

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Aluminum factories make great cryptocurrency mining farms

Alcoa, the company that invented aluminum smelting back in 1888 observes once again how one of their old operation sites is being overtaken by a bitcoin / cryptocurrency mining farm operation. Back in June, a company called CoinMint announced that it will invest $700 million in the New York economy in order to take over…

August 18, 20180Comments

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Japanese FSA Produces Inspection Report Detailing Crypto Exchange Security

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (the FSA), was performing an on-site inspection of crypto exchanges in the country and they finally produced a document that explains the inspection, the findings, and suggestions, as reported by CoinTelegraph Japan on August 10. The findings suggest that the organization has decided to inject increasing levels of oversight in the…

August 15, 20180Comments

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Save time, and generate profits with award-winning trading company Blue Trading

Trading is a skill set that requires a lot of preparation in order to consistently generate profits for yourself. You would have to study as much as 2500 hours worth of training, content, and practice. Additionally, think about all of the money you would spend while implementing flawed trading strategies, sleepless nights, angry spouse, and the…

August 14, 20180Comments

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Opera Browser is Spearheading the Cryptorevolution

On August 8th, Opera through a press release announced that they will launch a browser that features a pre-installed cryptocurrency wallet, as reported by CoinTelegraph. Opera has been spearheading and competing for crypto attention since this July, as evidenced by the release of a wallet feature on their Android app. The plan seems to be…

August 13, 20180Comments

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IBM and Maersk are Turning the Shipping Industry on Top of its Head With Their Latest Revelation

On July 9th, business giants IBM and A.P. Moller – Maersk released a press release through www.prnewswire.com informing the world about TradeLens, a platform that is designed to become the worlds' most powerful shipping ecosystem. Coming from somebody else, this might be a surprise, but both IBM and Maersk are giant players in international business. This endeavor…

August 12, 20180Comments

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Starbucks will NOT accept Cryptocurrencies for your Coffee

Recent news reports on both cryptocurrency focused and mainstream media yet again painted a wrong picture by omitting and misrepresenting facts. On August 3rd, Starbucks published a blog update with the title "Intercontinental Exchange Announces Bakkt, a Global Platform and Ecosystem for Digital Assets". The post describes that the coffee chain is partnering up with tech giants…

August 10, 20180Comments

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Reasons Why Countries Have Difficulties Adopting Blockchain Technology

Blockchains have been around for a while, and they are not going anywhere except forward. I believe this is a statement we can all agree on. The amount of utility for systems that are based on blockchain technology to provide value for the common people, communicate trust, transparency, and drive forward a social revolution that…

August 9, 20180Comments

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Coinbase Increases Limits for Verified Customers & Adds Instant-Settlement

Coinbase, the biggest US-based cryptocurrency exchange and the world's most regulatory-compliant one, has some significant changes for us this week. They've increased the purchase limits for all their US customers which have passed the necessary KYC and AML verifications, and also have added a new instant settlement procedure on bank transfers. Individuals will no longer have…

August 9, 20180Comments

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