Tanzeel Akhtar

European Reporter

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.

Latest from Tanzeel Akhtar

Policy

Ripple, SEC Say Settlement Unlikely Before Trial Over Alleged Securities Violations

The SEC's case over allegedly unlawful sales of XRP by Ripple to retail investors is entering the discovery phase.

Feb 16, 2021

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Policy

Reddit, Robinhood, Citadel CEOs to Testify at GameStop Hearing

The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing will investigate issues around the recent trading surge for shares of GameStop and other companies.

Feb 15, 2021

Policy

Industry Group Says Hong Kong's Proposed Crypto Rules Could Drive Traders Underground

Hong Kong’s plan to restrict cryptocurrency investment to professionals means retail investors could move to unlicensed venues, said Global Digital Finance.

Feb 15, 2021

Markets

Darknet’s JokerStash Retiring After Making Over $1B Through Illicit Transactions

Crypto sleuthing firm Elliptic says one of the world's most prolific cybercriminals is going out on its own terms.

Feb 12, 2021

Markets

Nigeria’s SEC Puts Plans to Regulate Crypto on Hold in Light of Central Bank Ban

The Nigerian cryptocurrency community has been turning to peer-to-peer exchange platforms to continue trading.

Feb 12, 2021

Markets

Grayscale Files to Register Trust for DeFi Platform Yearn Finance

Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, has filed to register a new cryptocurrency trust for Yearn Finance (YFI).

Feb 12, 2021

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Consensus: Invest 2018. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z Put 500 Bitcoin Into Trust Supporting Africa and India

"It‘ll be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, taking zero direction from us," said Dorsey.

Feb 12, 2021

Square And Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Speaks At Empowering Entrepreneurs Event

Finance

New Kraken Venture Fund to Target Early-Stage Crypto, Tech Startups

Kraken Ventures will operate autonomously, with financial backing from the exchange.

Feb 11, 2021

Markets

Social Token App Fyooz Offers Chance to Play Beer Pong With Rap Artist Post Malone

The Celebrity World Pong League NFT will bring recipients the chance to play beer pong against Malone.

Feb 11, 2021

Tech

Enterprise Blockchain Firm R3 Launches Confidential Business Computing Platform

Conclave is compatible with R3’s blockchain platform Corda Enterprise and will be fully integrated going forward.

Feb 11, 2021

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