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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Policy

ECB's Christine Lagarde Says 'Speculative' Bitcoin Needs Global Regulation

In a speech at a Reuters online event Wednesday, Lagarde said bitcoin was a "highly speculative" asset.

IMF

Markets

UK Treasury Calls for Feedback on Approach to Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Regulation

The U.K. government is focusing on stablecoins for the next phase of its development of crypto regulations.

H.M. Treasury headquarters in London

Markets

Grayscale Once More Accepting New Clients for Most Crypto Trusts

Grayscale's ether and XRP trusts are still closed to new investors.

Open sign

Finance

Avatar Social Platform IMVU Launches Ethereum Token to Power Its Virtual Economy

The VCOIN token launch got the green light from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission late last year.

IMVU avatars

Tech

Binance, Blockchain Firm Orbs to Sponsor New Accelerator for DeFi Innovation

The two firms have become core sponsors of the DeFi.org accelerator, which will provide grants for innovative startups working in decentralized finance.

competition

Finance

US-Listed Chinese Lottery Firm Plans $14.4M Move Into Bitcoin Mining

Shares of the company traded up 11% on the news of the deal to purchase miners later this year.

Máquinas de minería de bitcoin (Shutterstock)

Finance

Bitcoin Exchange Bakkt to Become Publicly Traded With $2.1B Valuation Via Merger

The combined company will be called "Bakkt Holdings" and will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange with an expected valuation of $2.1 billion.

New York Stock Exchange

Tech

Chinese Bank Trials Digital Yuan Services at ATMs: Report

Trials of China's central bank digital currency continue, with ATMs now starting to be used in Shenzhen.

Shenzhen, China.

Tech

Scaling Solution Hermez Network Adds Tether Token to Tackle High Ethereum Fees

Hermez Network sets out to provide faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum.

Retro gas pump (unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Custody Firm Leaves Singapore's Regulatory Sandbox With License, ISO Rating

The firm exits the sandbox with what it claims is the first ISO 27001 certification for a crypto custody provider.

Singapore