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

Former Coinbase UK Chief Joins Crypto Payments Company MoonPay

The notable hire comes after MoonPay secured approval for a virtual financial asset license in Malta.

Zeeshan Feroz

Markets

Planned ETF Would Invest in Grayscale's GBTC to Sidestep SEC's Crypto Reluctance

Up to 15% of the fund would be invested in bitcoin, solely through the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.

wallst

Markets

Crypto.com Launches Tool to Simplify Crypto Taxes

The tax calculator is launching in Canada, but will later see a wider rollout.

calculator

Policy

South Korea to Fine Crypto Exchanges That Fail to Tackle Illicit Activity

Penalties will apply if trading venues fail to follow three regulations, the Financial Services Commission said.

Seoul

Finance

Digital Currency Group to Buy Up to $250M of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares

The blockchain investment firm said it will buy the GBTC shares on the open market.

Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group

Markets

Decentralized Exchange Launches for Dogecoin Swaps

The new DogeDEX from Komodo will allow fans to make peer-to-peer exchanges of the cryptocurrency.

"Shibe," the dog made famous in the Doge meme that was popular in 2013.

Policy

Ripple CEO Says Legal Dispute With YouTube Over XRP Scams Now Resolved

Brad Garlinghouse said Ripple and YouTube have now agreed to "work together" to tackle XRP scams on the video platform.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

Policy

India's Internet and Mobile Association Calls for Crypto Regulation, Not Ban

The association said India could benefit from a "robust" regulatory regime for digital assets.

Delhi, India

Policy

Nigeria Is Now Rewarding Citizens for Using Licensed Money Senders, Not Crypto

The "Naira 4 Dollar Scheme" is a bid to funnel remittances through official channels. Meanwhile, peer-to-peer bitcoin remains popular.

Nigerian naira banknotes

Markets

Payments Firm Wirex Launches Multi-Currency Debit Card in UK, Europe

The card supports 18 currencies, crypto among them.

Mastercard