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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Japan Gearing Up to Launch Its Own Digital Currency: Report

The group is preparing to conduct a feasibility study for its virtual currency in 2021.

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Hong Kong ATMs Must Be Excluded From Coming AML Regulations, Group Says

The government’s plan to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in Hong Kong could mean ATMs may also be off-limits, the group claims.

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BitcoinPoint, Cashzone Allow Users to Sell Bitcoin Using 16K ATMs Across UK

London-based cryptocurrency company BitcoinPoint announced Thursday bitcoin holders can now cash out bitcoin from 16,000 Cashzone automated teller machines (ATMs) situated across the entire U.K.

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PayPal Talks to Buy Crypto Firm BitGo Have Ended, Other Targets Eyed: Report

The CEO would not confirm whether his company was ever in talks with PayPal, saying BitGo is "in talks with everyone."

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Crypto Exchange Binance Terminates South Korea Operations Due to Low Usage

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said a new South Korean law going into effect early next year was another factor.

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Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Stefan Qin Accused of Fraud by SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is accusing the founder of hedge fund Virgil Capital of fraud.

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EXMO Exchange Now Says It Lost 6% of Total Crypto Assets in Monday's Hack

EXMO says it is "assuming" the attacker had prior access to some of its hot wallet keys.

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Italian Banks Start Experiments With Digital Euro Built on Blockchain Tech

The Italian Banking Association said the work would help financial institutions prepare for the future.

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First Cryptocurrency Used by Pornhub Eyes New Use Case in Mobile Charging

Verge is teaming with a U.S. firm to launch a mobile-charging device that accepts crypto payments.

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Payments Firm Wirex Becomes Visa Principal Member Ahead of Crypto Card Launch

The crypto and fiat payments firm can now issue Visa cards.

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