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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Payments Firm Simplex Becomes Visa Principal Member

Israel-based global fiat payment processor Simplex announced Tuesday it has become a principal member of the Visa network.

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Michael Saylor of the North? Canadian Firm NexTech AR Uses $2M of Treasury Funds to Buy Bitcoin

NexTech's Evan Gappelberg is the latest CEO to use company treasury funds to buy bitcoin.

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OKEx Launches Real-Time Settlement for Derivatives Trading

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has introduced real-time settlement for the trading of derivatives on its platform.

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Spanish City Lebrija Launches Local Virtual Currency ‘Elio’ as Form of Stimulus

The elio can only be used for payments to small and medium-sized businesses.

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Grayscale Has $19B in Crypto Assets Under Management, Up From $16.4B Last Week

The latest data showed the firm's largest holdings by far are in bitcoin, with the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust having $16.3 billion under management.

sonnenshein, grayscale

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Voyager Digital Back Online After Cyberattack

Voyager reassured its customers no funds or personal information were compromised but warned it will take time to get its app back online again.

Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich (right) with Robert Dykes of Caspian at Consensus 2019.

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Israelis Must Now Disclose Crypto Holdings: Report

Dozens of Israelis who own digital currencies have recently received notification telling them they must fully disclose their assets for taxation purposes.

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BlackRock Seeks VP Blockchain Lead to 'Drive Demand' for Firm's Crypto Offerings

BlackRock, which has $6.84 trillion assets under management, has posted a job vacancy for a New York-based VP of blockchain.

BlackRock

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UK Crypto Exchange EXMO Says $4M of Hacked Funds Was Through Poloniex

EXMO has confirmed an estimated $4 million of cryptocurrency was stolen through the exchange Poloniex during a hack on Dec. 21.

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Bitcoin Tops $24.6K on Christmas Day, Sets New All-Time High

Bitcoin price hit $24,500 on Christmas Day, setting a new record high as the leading cryptocurrency’s ongoing rally continues.

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