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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Finance

Former Bitspark CEO George Harrap Joins Crypto PR Firm as Head of DeFi

"I've been around crypto for a decade now and DeFi has me as excited as when I mined my first bitcoin," Harrap told CoinDesk.

George Harrap, head of DeFi, YAP Global

Markets

Silver Lake Co-Founder Tells Davos Cash Is Used Far More in Crime Than Bitcoin

Glenn Hutchins said up to 90% of $100 bills are "used for organized crime and tax evasion."

WEF, World Economic Forum, Davos

Policy

South African Regulator Seeks More Crypto Powers After Alleged Ponzi Schemer's Collapse

β€œAt the point something becomes a Ponzi scheme, we have lost our jurisdiction,” a regulator told Bloomberg.

Cape Town, South Africa

Finance

Crypto Exchange 2gether Says It Can't Fully Reimburse 9% of Users After 2020 Hack

After a successful fundraising effort, the company said it can now reimburse most, but not all users.

Ramon Ferraz, CEO of 2gether

Markets

American Cancer Society Launches $1M Cryptocurrency Fund

The first cryptocurrency donor to contribute $250,000 or over will have the opportunity to choose a name for the fund.

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Markets

GameStop Investing Craze 'Proof of Concept' for Bitcoin Success, Says Scaramucci

A campaign by members of a Reddit investor forum have caused GameStop stock to spike to record levels in the last week.

SkyBridge Capital. founder Anthony Scaramucci

Finance

Secure Messaging App Signal Reportedly Toying With Crypto Payments

Staff at the firm are said to be worried the addition would bring bad actors and unwanted regulatory attention.

cellphone users mobile

Finance

Stellar Development Foundation Invests $5M in Crypto Payments Firm Wyre

A Wyre integration will introduce a variety of APIs that can be used by financial apps on the Stellar network.

Stars score

Markets

US Man Installs Crypto Mining Rig in Hybrid BMW Sportscar

While this mining rig can be powered by the hybrid car's battery, the trunk needs to stay open to avoid overheating.

The in-car mining rig

Policy

South Korean Tax Agency Carries Out Irregular Audit on Crypto Exchange Operator

The team of investigators requested past data and transaction details from Korea Digital Exchange.

Seoul