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.

Tanzeel Akhtar

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Markets

Volvo Owner Geely and Concordium in JV to Offer Blockchain Services, Apps in China

Geely will own 80% of the venture while Concordium will own the rest.

Derive partners with Ethena

Markets

Thailand Wants to Target Japanese Crypto Holders as Part of Plan to Revive Tourism

The Tourism Authority of Thailand slashed its estimate for foreign arrivals this year.

Thailand

Finance

Safello Partnership Enables Direct Crypto Purchases From Users' Bank Accounts

A new tie-up with payments firm Klarna brings the exchange access to more than 5,000 banks across Europe.

Safello CEO and co-founder Frank Schuil

Markets

Switzerland's 'Crypto Valley' Has Started Accepting Bitcoin, Ether for Tax Payments

Local firm Bitcoin Suisse has partnered with the canton of Zug, converting cryptocurrency tax payments into Swiss francs.

Zug, Switzerland

Finance

Top Auction House Christie's to Accept Ether Cryptocurrency for Digital Art Sale

The sale gives Christie's a chance to "dip its toes" in crypto, said a New York representative.

Beeple's "Everydays"

Policy

Malaysian Bitcoin Mining Gang Stole Over $2M in Electricity, Say Police

Police seized 1,746 bitcoin mining machines across 21 premises in raids this week.

Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Finance

Japan's SBI Investing 'Eight-Figure' Sum in Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum

SBI's digital assets subsidiary will lead a round that will have raised around $30 million for the Swiss firm over six months.

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Markets

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS Are Trading an ETP Tied to Polkadot’s Crypto

The purchases suggest institutional investors’ appetite for crypto exposure in the bull market goes far beyond bitcoin, or even ether.

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Finance

Dubai Free Zone Becomes First UAE Government Entity to Accept Bitcoin

The free zone accepts payments in bitcoin, ether and the tether stablecoin.

Dubai

Markets

Chinese Lottery Firm 500.com Acquires Crypto Mining Pool BTC.com

BTC.com is currently owned by Bitdeer Technologies and former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu.

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu