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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Finance

Huobi Said to Be Launching Bitcoin, Ether Funds After Being Granted Hong Kong License

The new license allows Huobi to advise on and manage securities investments.

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Finance

BitMEX Operator Appoints PwC Partner as Chief Financial Officer

Stephan Lutz will bring to the firm nearly a decade of experience as partner at auditing and consultancy giant PwC when he joins in May.

BitMEX

Markets

NY Gov. Cuomo Announces Pilot Project Using IBM's Blockchain-Based COVID-19 App

The health app built with IBM has been named the Excelsior Pass and will be tested in New York City.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York

Finance

Australian Bitcoin Mining Firm Iris Energy Doubles Pre-IPO Fundraising Target

The Sydney-based data center provider now aims to raise investment of AUS$40 million (US$31 million).

Sydney, Australia

Finance

Hex Trust Launches Licensed Custody Service for Non-Fungible Tokens

With NFT collectibles now fetching prices in the millions of dollars, the firm said owners need a custody service.

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Finance

Listed Crypto Miner Argo Blockchain Now Pays CEO in Bitcoin

The firm said it may be the first listed firm to pay its CEO in the cryptocurrency.

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Policy

Iran Should Mine Crypto to Skirt Sanctions, Says President-Linked Think Tank

Crypto income could benefit the economy and help bring foreign funds into the country, the think tank says.

Tehran, Iran

Markets

Second Ethereum ETF Filed in Canada

A second preliminary prospectus for an ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been filed Tuesday by Evolve Funds Group in Canada.

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Policy

MoneyGram Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Misleading Investors About XRP

Rosen Law Firm believes MoneyGram investors may be entitled to compensation after the SEC alleged XRP is a security.

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Policy

Digital Yuan Likely to Feature at China's 'Two Sessions' Meetings of Lawmakers: Report

The central bank digital currency is expected to be raised at China's biggest meetings of legislators later this week.

People's Bank of China, Beijing