Tanzeel Akhtar

Tanzeel Akhtar has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Forbes Africa, Financial Times, The Street, Citywire, Investing.com, Euromoney, Yahoo! Finance, Benzinga, Kitco News, African Business Magazine, Hedge Week, Campden Family Office, Modern Investor, Spear's Wealth Management Magazine, Global Investor, ETF.com, ETF Stream, CIO UK, Funds Global Asia, Portfolio Institutional, Interactive Investor, Bitcoin Magazine, CryptoNews.com, Bitcoin.com, The Local, The Next Web, Mining Journal, Money Marketing, Marketing Week and more. Tanzeel trained as a foreign correspondent at the University of Helsinki, Finland and newspaper journalist at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She holds a BA (Honours) in English Literature from the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and completed a semester abroad as an ERASMUS student at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She is NCTJ Qualified - Media Law, Public Administration and passed the Shorthand 100WPM with distinction. She does not currently hold value in any digital currencies or projects.

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Markets

Thai Central Bank to Pilot Its Retail Central Bank Digital Currency in 2022: Report

Thailand’s central bank is open to accepting public feedback on its retail CBDCs by June 15.

Thailand

Finance

CoinShares Partners With Canada’s 3iQ to Launch New Bitcoin ETF on TSX

Another bitcoin ETF is in the works for Canadian investors.

Toronto skyline

Markets

Coinbase Signs Sponsorship Deal With CS: GO Esports Tournament Organizer

Coinbase branding will feature across the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown in April and June.

Coinbase's brand will be promoted to a world-wide gaming community.

Markets

Music Mogul Akon Gets In on the NFT Action with AkoinNFT Platform

It has been a challenging time for creatives. NFTs have seen growth by creating opportunities for struggling artists and their fans.

Akon at the MTV EMAs in 2019

Finance

No Joke: Chipotle to Give Away $200K in Free Burritos and Bitcoin on April 1

The promotion was inspired by the former Ripple exec who lost the password to his bitcoin-filled hard drive.

Chipotle burrito

Markets

Goldman Sachs to Offer Bitcoin to Wealth Management Clients

A memo obtained by CoinDesk lays out the bank’s approach to providing clients with access to bitcoin and other digital assets.

Goldman Sachs

Markets

ECB’s Christine Lagarde Says Digital Euro Should Launch Within Four Years: Report

In an interview with Bloomberg Wednesday, Lagarde said the digital euro will be rolled out within four years.

ECB President Christine Lagarde speaks about the prospects for a digital euro at an online forum.

Markets

Galaxy Digital Prepares for US Listing in 2021, Names New CFO

“We believe our industry is at an inflection point as we participate in a once in a lifetime secular shift," said CEO Mike Novogratz.

Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz

Markets

PureStake Raises $6M From Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures

PureStake's Moonbeam parachain launched its testnet in September as part of the Polkadot ecosystem.

PureStake is building the Moonbeam network for release later this year.

Markets

Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to Advise One River Asset Management on Crypto

Clayton will join the firm's newly formed Academic and Regulatory Advisory Council along with economist Jon Orszag, and former White House adviser Kevin Hassett.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton